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Around the globe, Shola (Shola , Шола , شولا ) is a common gender-neutral first name. The first name Shola is habitual in Nigeria, where it is quite a common epicene name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Azerbaijan, where it is quite a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, India, and Ethiopia. Likewise, Shola is the last name as well as the forename.
Shola is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shola Inkosi .