Across the world, शमा (Shama 
, शमा ) is a widespread predominantly feminine, but scarcely boy's first name. The first name शमा is characteristic of India, where it is quite a common primarily female, but scarcely male name, Pakistan, where it is quite a rare primarily girly, but very seldom male name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but seldom boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Southern Asia, particularly India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Very seldom, शमा is the last name as well as the forename.