Surname شاما (Shama 
, شاما 
, Schama 
) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The last name شاما is characteristic of Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, Israel, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Egypt, and Bangladesh. More prevalently, شاما is the forename as well as the last name.