Worldwide, マハラ (Mahara 
, マハラ 
) is quite a common unisex first name. The forename マハラ is habitual in Nepal, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Qatar, and Israel, where it is quite a rare girly name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in India, Nepal, and Brazil. More frequently, マハラ is the last name as well as the forename.