Throughout the world, 望 (望 
, Nozomu 
, Wàng ) is a common mostly male, but uncommonly female forename. The first name 望 is characteristic of China, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine name, Japan, where it is a rare boy's name, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare primarily masculine, but very seldom female name. Also, 望 is the last name as well as the forename.