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In all the world, Shala (Shala , Шала , Şala ) is a common mostly female, but seldom male forename. The given name Shala is characteristic of Saint Lucia, where it is quite a common male name, Oman, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, the United States, and Ethiopia. More prevalently, Shala is the last name as well as the forename.