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Across the world, 調 (Tiu , 調 , Shirabe ) is quite a rare epicene first name. The first name 調 is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a rare boy's name, Malaysia, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and India, where it is a rare predominantly girly, but very seldom boy's name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Indonesia, and China. More frequently, 調 is the last name as well as the forename.
調 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .