Worldwide, Шамай (Shamay 
, Shamai 
, Шамай 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename Шамай is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently female name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare gender-neutral name, and Kyrgyzstan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in India, Israel, and Pakistan. Likewise, Шамай is the last name as well as the forename.