Around the world, Shiak (Shiak 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral given name. The given name Shiak is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Kuwait, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female name, Saudi Arabia, where it is a rare boy's name, and United Arab Emirates. In absolute terms, it is commonest in India, Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait. More prevalently, Shiak is the last name as well as the forename.