Globally, شارا (Shara 
, Sharra 
, شارا 
) is a common principally feminine, but very seldom boy's given name. The forename شارا is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common female name, Maldives, and Somalia, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and India. Much less frequently, شارا is the last name as well as the forename.