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Globally, شولا (Shola
, Shula
, شولا
) is a common epicene forename. The first name شولا is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Nigeria, India, and Ethiopia. Also, شولا is the last name as well as the forename.
شولا is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shula Hebden-Lloyd , the character in BBC Radio 4 drama The Archers and Shola Inkosi .