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All over the world, Shun (顺 , 舜 , Shun , among others...) is a widespread primarily boy's, but very infrequently female first name. The first name Shun is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Hong Kong, where it is quite a common epicene name, China, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely girly name, and Macao, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Eastern Asia, particularly China, Hong Kong, and Japan. Likewise, Shun is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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顺, 順, 舜 | China |
Shun | Myanmar, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Japan |
シュン | Japan |
شون | Syria, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
Шун, Шунь | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Russia |
Сюн | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Armenia |
Shun is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shun Akiyama , the character from the Yakuza series, Yakuza 6: The Song of Life; Shun Gon , the cat from Disney's Aristocats, The Aristocats; Banshee , the fictional character in Marvel Comics, Uncanny X-Men; Shun Nitta , the fictional character from Captain Tsubasa and Shun Mitaka , the Maison Ikkoku character, and in many other works.