Across the world, דובא (Duba 
, Douba 
, דובא 
) is quite a common epicene first name. The first name דובא is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare mostly girly, but seldom masculine name, Algeria, where it is a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently girly name, and the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare feminine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Ethiopia, and Nigeria. More frequently, דובא is the last name as well as the forename.