Family name Shya (シャ 
, Shya 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen Shya is characteristic of South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is quite a rare surname, Singapore, where it is a rare surname, and Myanmar. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Malaysia, India, and Japan. Likewise, Shya is the forename as well as the last name.