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All over the world, שרמן (Sherman , Sharman , Scherman ) is a common primarily masculine, but very seldom female first name. The forename שרמן is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common unisex name, Belize, where it is quite a common male name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in the United States, India, and Philippines. More prevalently, שרמן is the last name as well as the forename.
שרמן is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sherman Potter , the fictional character on M*A*S*H; Sherman Cottle , the fictional character in Battlestar Galactica (2004) and Sherman Klump , the fictional character.