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Last name Shava (Shava , ชวา , Шава ) , throughout the world, is quite a common family name. The cognomen Shava is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Zimbabwe, where it is quite a common surname, Namibia, where it is quite a rare surname, and Lesotho. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Zimbabwe, India, and Indonesia. Also, Shava is the forename as well as the last name.