Throughout the world, شبيه (شبيه 
) is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but seldom girly first name. The forename شبيه is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare primarily male, but very seldom feminine name, and Syria, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom female name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and Syria. Much less frequently, شبيه is the last name as well as the forename.