Family name Shuma (Shuma 
, شوما 
, שומה 
) , globally, is a common last name. The family name Shuma is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Tanzania, where it is quite a rare surname, Ethiopia, and Kenya. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Tanzania, Ethiopia, and Bangladesh. Likewise, Shuma is the forename as well as the last name.