Across the world, سمسمه (سمسمه 
) is a common predominantly girly, but scarcely boy's first name. The given name سمسمه is characteristic of Egypt, where it is quite a common primarily feminine, but very infrequently boy's name, Sudan, where it is quite a rare principally female, but scarcely male name, and Iraq. Also, سمسمه is the last name as well as the forename.