All around the world, שמאח (Chamak 
, שמאח 
) is quite a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly feminine given name. The first name שמאח is characteristic of Southern Asia, particularly India, where it is a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly girly name, and Bangladesh, where it is a rare boy's name. Much less frequently, שמאח is the last name as well as the forename.