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Across the world, শান্তা (Shanta , শান্তা ) is a widespread predominantly feminine, but very seldom boy's first name. The first name শান্তা is habitual in India, where it is quite a common primarily girly, but very infrequently masculine name, Bangladesh, where it is quite a rare largely feminine, but uncommonly male name, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in India, Bangladesh, and the United States. Very seldom, শান্তা is the last name as well as the forename.
শান্তা is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shanta , the character in the Ramayana.