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In all the world, Takao (小山 , タカオ
, Takao
) is a common primarily boy's, but very infrequently girly forename. The given name Takao is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is quite a rare boy's name, China, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but scarcely girly name, and Hong Kong, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Japan, and the United States. Likewise, Takao is the last name as well as the forename.
Takao is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Takao Hiyama , the fictional character from Future Diary and Takao Kinomiya , the Beyblade character.