Globally, Shahu (Shahu 
) is a common primarily male, but very seldom female forename. The first name Shahu is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a common feminine name, Nigeria, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but very seldom feminine name, and Albania, where it is quite a rare male name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Nigeria, and Pakistan. More prevalently, Shahu is the last name as well as the forename.