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Globally, שמי (Shami , Shemi , שמי ) is a common unisex forename. The first name שמי is habitual in Western Asia, particularly United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Qatar, and Oman. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Saudi Arabia, and Tanzania. Likewise, שמי is the last name as well as the forename.