Around the world, שמרון (Shimron 
, שמרון , Samarien) is a rare primarily male, but scarcely girly given name. The forename שמרון is characteristic of Trinidad and Tobago, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Israel, where it is a rare primarily masculine, but very infrequently female name, and South Africa, where it is a very rare dominantly boy's, but infrequently girly name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Israel, Philippines, and Trinidad and Tobago. Also, שמרון is the last name as well as the forename.