In the entire world, Shaku (Shaku 
, 尺 
, Шаку 
) is a common gender-neutral forename. The forename Shaku is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a rare principally boy's, but very seldom feminine name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and India, where it is a rare predominantly feminine, but scarcely masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in India, Nigeria, and China. Much less frequently, Shaku is the last name as well as the forename.