Around the globe, シャラ (Shara 
, シャラ 
) is a common predominantly feminine, but scarcely masculine given name. The forename シャラ is characteristic of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a common feminine name, Maldives, and Somalia, where it is quite a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the United States, and India. Much less frequently, シャラ is the last name as well as the forename.