All over the world, Shakhi (Shakhi 
, Шахи 
) is quite a common mostly female, but infrequently masculine first name. The forename Shakhi is habitual in India, where it is a rare largely girly, but seldom boy's name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Pakistan, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Shakhi is the last name as well as the forename.