In the entire world, Шиф (Shif 
, Chif 
, Шиф 
) is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female forename. The first name Шиф is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a rare female name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Ethiopia, where it is a rare epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, Ethiopia, and India. Also, Шиф is the last name as well as the forename.