Globally, ไชนา (Chaina 
, ไชนา ) is a widespread primarily feminine, but very infrequently boy's forename. The first name ไชนา is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common predominantly feminine, but very seldom masculine name, the Dominican Republic, where it is a rare female name, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in India, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Bangladesh. Much less frequently, ไชนา is the last name as well as the forename.