In all the world, Shamas (Shamas 
, شماس 
, Шамас 
) is a common primarily male, but very infrequently girly given name. The first name Shamas is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare male name, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare principally male, but very seldom girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Pakistan, India, and Saudi Arabia. Also, Shamas is the last name as well as the forename.