All over the world, شوخ (شوخ 
, Shokh 
, Schuch 
) is a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently female given name. The first name شوخ is habitual in Afghanistan, where it is a rare boy's name, India, where it is a very rare mostly boy's, but seldom feminine name, and China, where it is an extremely rare male name. More frequently, شوخ is the last name as well as the forename.