Around the globe, Shanba (شنبه 
, Shanba 
) is a rare dominantly male, but seldom feminine given name. The first name Shanba is characteristic of Nigeria, where it is a very rare principally male, but very infrequently girly name, and India, where it is an extremely rare principally male, but very infrequently girly name. Likewise, Shanba is the last name as well as the forename.