Worldwide, שומה (Shuma 
, שומה 
) is quite a common dominantly girly, but uncommonly masculine first name. The given name שומה is habitual in Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, Bangladesh, where it is a rare feminine name, and Tanzania. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Ethiopia, India, and Bangladesh. Also, שומה is the last name as well as the forename.