In the world, Chimon (Chimon 
, Шимон 
) is a rare largely masculine, but seldom feminine forename. The forename Chimon is habitual in Lithuania, where it is a rare boy's name, Ukraine, and Bangladesh, where it is a very rare masculine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Bangladesh, and Ukraine. More frequently, Chimon is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chimon | Bangladesh, India, Japan, Indonesia, United States |
| Шимон | Kazakhstan, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine |
Chimon is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Peter , the 1st Pope of the Roman Catholic Church, Patriarch of Antioch and Apostle of Jesus Christ, Gospel of Mark; Simon the Zealot , the apostle of Jesus; Simon of Cyrene , the man who was forced by the Romans to carry the cross of Jesus, Matthew 27; Simeon , the in the Gospel according to Luke, a man who meets Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus (Luke 2:25–35), Presentation of Jesus at the Temple and Simon Cowell , the cameo appearance of the 2020 animated film 'Scoob!', and in many other works.