In all the world, ذو (ذو 
, Dhu 
, Zulficar 
) is quite a common mostly boy's, but uncommonly feminine first name. The forename ذو is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare largely male, but infrequently girly name, Syria, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine name, and Libya, where it is quite a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Iraq, Syria, and India. Much less frequently, ذو is the last name as well as the forename.
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| ذو | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Yemen, Syria |
| Dhu | Saudi Arabia, Myanmar, India, Australia, Indonesia |
| Zulficar | Egypt, India, Mozambique, Australia, Indonesia |
ذو is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| ذو المجاسد اليشكري SA (b. 420) |
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| ذو نواس Yemeni king, last ruler of Himyarite Kingdom (b. 450) |
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| ذو النون المصري Sufi saint, EG (b. 796) |
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| ذو النون الزبيري الألواحي EG (b. 1354) |
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| ذو الفقار خان نصرت جنگ Nawab of the Carnatic (b. 1657) |
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ذو النون أيوب Iraqi novelist and journalist, IQ (b. 1908) |
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| ذو الفقار علی خان Pakistan Air Force Officer, PK (b. 1930) |
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ذو القرنين figure in Quran or Cyrus the Great |
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| ذو النون الأطرقجي Iraqi poet and academic, IQ (b. 1939) |
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| ذو الهمَّة شاليش Syrian official, SY (b. 1956) |
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| ذو الفقار باشا Egyptian politician, EG |
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| ذو شناتر 5th Century Himyarite serial killer and usurper, YE |
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| ذو جدن الحميري Yemeni poet, YE |
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| ذو الفقار خضر Iraqi actor, IQ (b. 1983) |
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| ذو البجادين SA |
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