Family name Schota (Шота 
, შოთა 
, Schota 
) , throughout the world, is a rare last name. The family name Schota is characteristic of Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname, and Kyrgyzstan. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Belarus, Russia, and Kazakhstan. Much more frequently, Schota is the forename as well as the last name.