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Around the world, Yu (Yu , You , 儒 , and others...) is a widespread unisex given name. The first name Yu is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a prevalent girly name, Hong Kong, where it is a common epicene name, and Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Mongolia, China, and Algeria. More frequently, Yu is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Yu | Malaysia, China, Hong Kong, Mongolia, Myanmar |
You | Malaysia, Hong Kong, United States, Myanmar, Taiwan |
儒 | China |
Ю | Kazakhstan, China, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
يو | Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, Morocco, Iraq |
ユー | Japan |
유 | South Korea |
יו | Israel |
Yu is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Jia Baoyu , the principal character in the classic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber; Yu Takasaki , the fictional character from Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club; Yu Ishigami , the fictional character from Kaguya-sama: Love is War; Bulldog Drummond , the fictional character created by H. C. McNeile (pen name "Sapper"), Bulldog Drummond and Yu , the Stargate character, Stargate SG-1, and in many other works.