All over the world, Șimon (Simon 
, סימון 
, シモン 
) is a widespread predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly first name. The first name Șimon is characteristic of Namibia, where it is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently girly name, Hong Kong, where it is a common boy's name, and Macao (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Nigeria, the United Kingdom, and Tanzania. Also, Șimon is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Simon | Tanzania, Kenya, France, United Kingdom, Nigeria |
| סימון | Israel |
| シモン | Japan |
| Șimon | Romania |
Șimon is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Peter , the 1st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Patriarch of Antioch and Apostle of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Mark; Simon the Zealot , the apostle of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene , the man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus, Matthew 27; Simeon , the in the Gospel according to Luke, a man who meets Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus (Luke 2:25–35), Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and Simon Cowell , the cameo appearance of the 2020 animated film 'Scoob!', and in many other works.