Worldwide, 平 (平 
, Ping 
, Pin , along with others...) is a prevalent unisex forename. The given name 平 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a common epicene name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common unisex name, and Macao (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, the name is most common in China, Hong Kong, and India. Much less frequently, 平 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 平 | China |
| Pin, Ping | Indonesia, China, Malaysia, India, Myanmar |
| Taira | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, France |
| Таира | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Tajikistan |
| Хира | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine |
平 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Pin , the fictional character from Battle for Dream Island and Ping , the operatic character in the opera Turandot by Giacomo Puccini; lord Chancellor.
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陳平 Han dynasty politician, CN (b. 250) |
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| 李平 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141749, CN (b. 818) |
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平将門 samurai who led one of the largest insurgent forces in the Heian period against the central government in Kyoto, JP (b. 895) |
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| 平希世 JP (b. 850) |
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平清盛 Japanese samurai (1118-1181), JP (b. 1118) |
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平敦盛 Famous for his early death in single combat at the Battle of Ichi-no-Tani, JP (b. 1169) |
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| 平頼綱 JP (b. 1245) |
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| 平世用 politician, CN (b. 1466) |
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王平 Chinese admiral, CN (b. 1907) |
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张平 Chinese actor, CN (b. 1917) |
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| 平重道 Japanese historian, JP (b. 1911) |
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平将明 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1967) |
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| 平凡 Hong Kong actor, CN (b. 1920) |
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| 吴平 Chinese politician (1922-2017) (b. 1922) |
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| 平鑫濤 Taiwanese publisher (1927-2019), TW (b. 1927) |
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