In all the world, Mashala (Mashala 
) is quite a rare dominantly male, but infrequently girly forename. The first name Mashala is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare male name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare boy's name, and South Africa, where it is a rare unisex name. More frequently, Mashala is the last name as well as the forename.