Cognomen Шатай (Shataj 
, Shatai 
, Shatay ) , throughout the world, is a rare family name. The last name Шатай is characteristic of Kazakhstan, where it is a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, and India, where it is an extremely rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Kazakhstan, and China. More frequently, Шатай is the forename as well as the last name.