Globally, Shamis (Shamis 
, Шамис 
, שמיס ) is quite a common gender-neutral forename. The first name Shamis is habitual in Somalia, where it is quite a common largely feminine, but seldom boy's name, Oman, where it is quite a rare male name, and Tanzania, where it is a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Somalia, India, and Pakistan. Very seldom, Shamis is the last name as well as the forename.