Throughout the world, Shinga (Shinga 
) is a rare epicene forename. The first name Shinga is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is a rare unisex name, Nigeria, where it is a very rare largely masculine, but uncommonly female name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in India, Nigeria, and Tanzania. More prevalently, Shinga is the last name as well as the forename.