All around the world, שחאתה (Shehata 
, שחאתה 
) is quite a common masculine given name. The first name שחאתה is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Kuwait, where it is a rare male name, and Saudi Arabia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates. More frequently, שחאתה is the last name as well as the forename.