Around the world, Shimov (Shimov 
, Шимов 
) is a very rare masculine first name. The first name Shimov is characteristic of India, where it is an extremely rare masculine name, and China. Much more prevalently, Shimov is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shimov | China, Russia, Belarus, Bulgaria, India |
| Шимов | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |