Throughout the world, شميل (شميل 
, Shmil 
, Schmel 
) is a rare predominantly masculine, but scarcely feminine first name. The first name شميل is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a rare masculine name, the United States, where it is an extremely rare primarily masculine, but scarcely female name, and India, where it is an extremely rare epicene name. Likewise, شميل is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| شميل | Iraq, Yemen, Egypt, Iran |
| Shmil | Canada, United States, India, Israel, Malaysia |
| Schmel | Germany, Hungary, Canada, Italy, United States |
| Schmeel | United States, Germany, Austria |