Cognomen Šota (Шота 
, Šota 
) , around the globe, is a rare surname. The family name Šota is characteristic of Croatia, where it is quite a rare surname, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Belarus, Croatia, and Russia. More frequently, Šota is the forename as well as the last name.