All over the world, سمسم (سمسم 
) is a common unisex forename. The given name سمسم is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a common unisex name, Sudan, and Kuwait, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, سمسم is the last name as well as the forename.