Throughout the world, Шура (Shura 
, Шура 
, Choura 
) is a common largely female, but infrequently male given name. The first name Шура is characteristic of Georgia, where it is a common predominantly female, but scarcely boy's name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare primarily female, but very seldom boy's name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Georgia, Ethiopia, and Russia. Likewise, Шура is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shura | Georgia, Ethiopia, United States, India, Azerbaijan |
| Шура | Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Armenia |
| Choura | Tunisia, Czechia, United States, India, Algeria |
| Šura | Croatia |
Alejandra, Aleksandra, Alessandra, Alex, Alexandra, Aliaksandra, Aliaxandra, Oleksandra, Olexandra, Sanda, Sandie, Sandra, Sandy, Sasha, Schura, Zandra, Àlex, Şura, Șandra, Αλεξάνδρα, Алекс, Александра, Алексаша, Алесандра, Алессандра, Алехандра, Аляксандра, Олександра, Санда, Санди, Сандра, Саша, Сэнди, אלכס, אלכסנדרה, סנדרה, סשה, ألكساندرا, أليكس, ساشا, ساندرا, ساندي, سندرا, アレクサンダー, アレクサンドラ, アレクス, アレックス, サンドラ, サーシャ, 亚历克斯,
Шура is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shura Balaganov , the fictional character in Ilf and Petrov's novel The Little Golden Calf; Zarya , the fictional character in the 2016 video game Overwatch; Shura , the fictional character from One Piece; Alexandra , the operatic character in the opera Der Idiot (Weinberg), The Idiot and Shura , the fictional character from Granblue Fantasy.
| шура буртин Russian journalist, RU (b. 1972) |
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