Throughout the world, ชะดา (Chada 
, ชะดา ) is quite a common unisex forename. The forename ชะดา is characteristic of Morocco, where it is quite a rare primarily feminine, but very seldom male name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Tunisia, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but very infrequently masculine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Morocco, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Likewise, ชะดา is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chada | Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thailand, Morocco, India |
| ชะดา | Thailand |