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Throughout the world, 福 (福 , Fo , Faw ) is a common mostly male, but infrequently female first name. The forename 福 is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a rare male name, Algeria, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and China, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in China, Egypt, and Algeria. Also, 福 is the last name as well as the forename.
福 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Fo Hop , the musical character in the musical San Toy; a Chinese Student.