Last name שותא (Shota 
, שותא 
) , in the entire world, is a rare cognomen. The surname שותא is habitual in Albania, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, where it is a rare surname, and United Arab Emirates. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Japan, China, and Albania. More frequently, שותא is the forename as well as the last name.