In all the world, Alshba (الصحبة 
, Alshba 
, الشبة 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name Alshba is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, Egypt, where it is a rare epicene name, and Algeria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, Pakistan, and Algeria. Much less frequently, Alshba is the last name as well as the forename.