Globally, شمس (شمس 
, Shams 
, Chams 
) is a widespread unisex given name. The first name شمس is habitual in Egypt, where it is a common unisex name, Iraq, where it is a common mostly female, but uncommonly masculine name, and Syria, where it is quite a common epicene name (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Pakistan, and Iraq. Much less frequently, شمس is the last name as well as the forename.
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| شمس | Iran, Syria, Egypt, Sudan, Iraq |
| Shams | Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt, Afghanistan, India |
| Chams | Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, India |
| Shms | Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Iraq, India |
| شمس الدين المقدسي medieval Arab geographer, IL (b. 945) |
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| شمس الائمه سرخسی Sunni Imam, IR (b. 1009) |
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شمس تبریزی spiritual instructor of Mewlānā Rumi, IR (b. 1185) |
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| شمس الدين الكوفي Iraqi poet poet, writer and Muslim jurist, IQ (b. 1226) |
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| شمس الدين ابن الموصلي Levantine faqih and writer, LB (b. 1300) |
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| شمس الدين محمد بن مفلح Islamic scholar, SY (b. 1308) |
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| شمس الدين البساطي Egyptian judge, EG (b. 1359) |
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| شمس الدين الكفيري SY (b. 1356) |
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| شمس الدين البرماوي EG (b. 1362) |
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| شمس الدين الداودي المقدسي Levantine Islamic scholar and poet, IL (b. 1535) |
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شمس کسمایی Iranian poet, IR (b. 1883) |
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| شمس الدین بلبل Sindhi language poet, PK (b. 1857) |
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شمس پهلوی elder sister of the last Shah of Iran (1917-1996), IR (b. 1917) |
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شمس البارودى Egyptian former actress, EG (b. 1940) |
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شمس لنگرودی Iranian writer, IR (b. 1950) |
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