Family name Shalya (Shalya 
, Шаля 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare surname. The surname Shalya is characteristic of Ukraine, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Estonia. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Ukraine, India, and Russia. Likewise, Shalya is the forename as well as the last name.