Around the globe, ﺳﻤﺮ (ﺳﻤﺮ 
) is quite a rare mostly girly, but seldom boy's first name. The given name ﺳﻤﺮ is characteristic of Sudan, where it is quite a rare mostly feminine, but uncommonly masculine name, Syria, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Libya, where it is a rare feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sudan, Egypt, and Syria. Much less frequently, ﺳﻤﺮ is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| ﺳﻤﺮ | Syria, Libya, Iraq, Sudan, Egypt |