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In the world, שום (Shum , Shumu , שמא ) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The first name שום is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Ethiopia, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and Tanzania, where it is a rare female name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Ethiopia, Hong Kong, and China. Likewise, שום is the last name as well as the forename.
שום is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .