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Throughout the world, Ras (Ras , Race , ラス , among others...) is a common epicene first name. The first name Ras is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Botswana, where it is quite a common masculine name, Ghana, where it is quite a rare boy's name, and Mauritius. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Indonesia, and Ghana. Also, Ras is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Ras | Philippines, South Africa, United States, India, Poland |
Race | Philippines, South Africa, Indonesia, United States, India |
ラス | Japan |
Рас | Kyrgyzstan |
راس | Iran |
Ras is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Ruth , the protagonist of the Book of Ruth in the Hebrew Bible; Ras Thavas , the fictional character, Synthetic Men of Mars; Ruth Evershed , the fictional character from the TV series Spooks; Ruth Martin , the Fictional character, Lassie and Ruth Miller , the character in the TV series Law & Order, and in many other works.