>
Across the world, シャーマン (Sherman , Sharman , シャーマン ) is a common predominantly masculine, but very infrequently feminine given name. The first name シャーマン is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Belize, where it is quite a common male name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a common epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in the United States, India, and Philippines. More prevalently, シャーマン is the last name as well as the forename.
シャーマン is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sherman Potter , the fictional character on M*A*S*H; Sherman Cottle , the fictional character in Battlestar Galactica (2004) and Sherman Klump , the fictional character.