Worldwide, Shafija (Shafija 
, Шафия 
) is a rare primarily female, but very seldom boy's first name. The forename Shafija is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare feminine name, India, where it is an extremely rare predominantly girly, but scarcely male name, and Russia, where it is an extremely rare girly name. Much less frequently, Shafija is the last name as well as the forename.