Around the world, Shmsh (شمش 
, شمسه 
, Shmsh 
) is quite a rare unisex forename. The first name Shmsh is characteristic of Oman, where it is quite a rare girly name, Egypt, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Iraq, where it is a rare epicene name. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Egypt, Iraq, and Sudan. Likewise, Shmsh is the last name as well as the forename.