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Globally, شوا (Shawa
, Shua
, Shoa
) is quite a rare gender-neutral forename. The first name شوا is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare girly name, and Iraq, where it is a rare unisex name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Nigeria, and Ethiopia. More prevalently, شوا is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
---|---|
Shawa | Tanzania, Ethiopia, Syria, Zambia, Egypt |
Shua | China, Saudi Arabia, India, Nigeria, Japan |
Shoa | Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, Japan, Egypt |
شوا | Palestinian Territory, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Egypt |
شوا is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shua , the Biblical character; Canaanite; father-in-law of Judah, Genesis 38.