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In the world, שפירא (Spira , Shapiro , Shapira ) is a rare unisex forename. The given name שפירא is habitual in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where it is a rare feminine name, Israel, where it is a rare unisex name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, India, and the United States. Much more prevalently, שפירא is the last name as well as the forename.
שפירא is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Spira , the character from novel uncle Tim : a short story from a teacher's life, Uncle Tima : a short story from a teacher's life.