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Worldwide, Shaya (Shaya , ชยา , شيا ) is quite a rare unisex forename. The first name Shaya is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name, and Kuwait, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Israel, and Saudi Arabia. Also, Shaya is the last name as well as the forename.