Around the globe, Shinju (Shinju 
, 真珠 
, 心中 ) is quite a rare epicene given name. The first name Shinju is characteristic of South Korea, where it is a rare girly name, China, where it is a rare epicene name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, South Korea, and India. Likewise, Shinju is the last name as well as the forename.