All over the world, Chiva (Chiva 
, Шива 
, Чива ) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name Chiva is characteristic of Mauritania, where it is quite a rare feminine name, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Romania, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and Mauritania. Also, Chiva is the last name as well as the forename.