Worldwide, Shekel (Shekel 
, שקל , Шекель 
) is a very rare gender-neutral given name. The first name Shekel is characteristic of Philippines, where it is an extremely rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly female name, Nigeria, where it is an extremely rare masculine name, and Pakistan. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in India, Nigeria, and Pakistan. More prevalently, Shekel is the last name as well as the forename.