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Around the globe, 昇 (昇 , Noboru , 승 ) is quite a common primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine given name. The given name 昇 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly name, Japan, where it is a rare masculine name, and South Korea. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in China, Japan, and the United States. Also, 昇 is the last name as well as the forename.
昇 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Guan Sheng , the Chinese novel Water Margin fictional character and Noboru , the operatic character in the opera Das verratene Meer by Hans Werner Henze; Fusako Kuroda's son aged 13, number 3 in the gang.