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Around the globe, 葉子 (Yoko , 葉子 , Yōko) is a common epicene forename. The given name 葉子 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a common girly name, Hong Kong, and Japan, where it is quite a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Japan, and the United States. Likewise, 葉子 is the last name as well as the forename.
葉子 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Yoko Suzuki , the character in the Resident Evil Franchise, Resident Evil Outbreak; Yoko Tsuno , the fictional character, Yoko Tsuno; Yoko Okino , the fictional idol from Detective Conan; Yoko Littner , the fictional human, Gurren Lagann and Yōko , the fictional character from Inukami!, among other works.