Around the world, Mashika (Mashika 
, Машика 
) is a rare epicene given name. The first name Mashika is habitual in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly South Africa, where it is a rare epicene name, Tanzania, where it is a rare boy's name, and Nigeria, where it is a very rare unisex name. More prevalently, Mashika is the last name as well as the forename.