Shehata is an Arabic surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Aya Shehata (born 2003), Egyptian taekwondo practitioner Hamza Shehata (c.1910-c.1971), Saudi philosopher, poet and civic leader Hassan Shehata (born 1949), Egyptian football player and coach Hasan Shahhata (1946–2013), Egyptian ex-Sunni cleric and scholar, who converted to Shia Islam, killed in Giza by a mob Maria Shehata, American-Egyptian comedian based in the UK Mohamed Raafat Shehata, Egyptian major-general and head of General Intelligence Directorate Nabil Shehata (born 1980), German-Egyptian conductor and double bassist Nehad Shehata (born 1975), Egyptian volleyball player Reda Shehata (born 1981), Egyptian football player Riad Shehata, Egyptian photographer Thirwat Shehata (also Tarwat Salah Abdallah) (born 1960), alleged core member of Egyptian Islamic Jihad
See also Shehata's Shop, in Arabic Dokkan Shehata, 2009 Egyptian drama film