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Throughout the world, שמאי (Shamay , Shamai , Shammai ) is a rare unisex first name. The forename שמאי is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely girly name, Pakistan, where it is a very rare gender-neutral name, and Philippines, where it is a very rare feminine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Israel, and Pakistan. Also, שמאי is the last name as well as the forename.