Worldwide, שמין (Shemin 
, שמין 
) is a rare gender-neutral forename. The forename שמין is habitual in Portugal, where it is a very rare feminine name, the United Kingdom, and Philippines, where it is a very rare predominantly feminine, but scarcely masculine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, the United States, and Philippines. Very seldom, שמין is the last name as well as the forename.