All over the world, שאלה (Shala 
, שאלה 
) is a common dominantly female, but infrequently male first name. The forename שאלה is habitual in Saint Lucia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Oman, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, the United States, and Ethiopia. More prevalently, שאלה is the last name as well as the forename.