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In the world, Stephano (Stephano , ستيفانو ) is a common masculine forename. The forename Stephano is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, Mauritius, and Madagascar, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Tanzania, Madagascar, and Brazil. Also, Stephano is the last name as well as the forename.
Stephano is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Stephano , the character in The Tempest by William Shakespeare; Stephano , the operatic character in the opera Die Zauberinsel; Stephano , the theatrical character in the play "The Merchant of Venice"; Stefano Aurino and Stefano , the character of Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, among other works.