Throughout the world, שימול (Shimol 
, שימול ) is a rare principally masculine, but scarcely feminine forename. The given name שימול is habitual in Oman, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Bahrain, where it is a rare boy's name, and Bangladesh. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Bangladesh, Oman, and India. Also, שימול is the last name as well as the forename.