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In the entire world, Ransom (Ransom , Redemptio) is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine given name. The forename Ransom is characteristic of Cameroon, where it is quite a rare boy's name, the United States, where it is a rare masculine name, and Nigeria, where it is a rare mostly male, but infrequently girly name. More frequently, Ransom is the last name as well as the forename.
Ransom is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .