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Around the globe, שמש (Shamash , Shemesh , שמש ) is quite a rare gender-neutral first name. The forename שמש is characteristic of Israel, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare boy's name, and India, where it is a very rare unisex name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in India, Pakistan, and Israel. More frequently, שמש is the last name as well as the forename.