Worldwide, Шаба (Shaba 
, Chaba 
, Shabba 
) is a common gender-neutral given name. The forename Шаба is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a rare feminine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Algeria, where it is quite a rare dominantly female, but seldom masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Nigeria, and Algeria. Likewise, Шаба is the last name as well as the forename.