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Around the world, Szimon (شمعون , Szimon , Шымон) is a rare masculine first name. The first name Szimon is characteristic of Syria, where it is quite a rare male name, Sudan, where it is a rare masculine name, and Lebanon. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Syria, Sudan, and Egypt. Much less frequently, Szimon is the last name as well as the forename.