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In the entire world, Ze (Ze
, 谢
, Zé
) is a common mostly male, but seldom female given name. The first name Ze is habitual in Portugal, where it is quite a common principally male, but very infrequently girly name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly girly name, and Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Egypt, Ethiopia, and China. Much more prevalently, Ze is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Ze | Egypt, Myanmar, Ethiopia, China, Cameroon |
| 谢, 謝 | China |
| Zé | Egypt, Portugal, China, Algeria, Cameroon |
Ze is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zé Gotinha , the mascot for the Brazilian polio vaccination campaign; Zé Povinho , the Portuguese everyman character; Zé Galo ; Zé do Caixão , the fictional character and Zé Bonitinho , character in Noites Cariocas.