Surname Shalai (Shalai 
, Шалай 
, Шалаи ) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name Shalai is habitual in Belarus, where it is quite a rare surname, Ukraine, and Sudan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Very seldom, Shalai is the forename as well as the last name.