Throughout the world, Shammar (شمر 
, Shammar 
) is quite a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely girly given name. The given name Shammar is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a rare predominantly male, but very seldom feminine name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but seldom girly name, and Kuwait, where it is a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. More frequently, Shammar is the last name as well as the forename.