Around the globe, سمكه (سمكه 
) is quite a common unisex first name. The given name سمكه is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Sudan, where it is a rare female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Sudan, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, سمكه is the last name as well as the forename.