All over the world, سميح (Samih 
, Semih 
, سميح 
) is a common dominantly male, but uncommonly female first name. The forename سميح is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Israel, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Lebanon, where it is quite a common boy's name, and Syria. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Israel, Turkey, and Egypt. Also, سميح is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Samih | Lebanon, Turkey, Egypt, Israel, Morocco |
| Semih | Saudi Arabia, Germany, Turkey, Israel, Morocco |
| سميح | Jordan, Palestinian Territory, Syria, Iraq, Egypt |
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سميح القاسم Palestinian poet, IL (b. 1939) |
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| سميح وجيه الزين Lebanese historian, LB (b. 1904) |
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سميح ساويرس businessperson, EG (b. 1957) |
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| سميح دروزة Jordanian businessman, JO (b. 1930) |
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| سميح الشريف Jordanian writer and poet, PS (b. 1931) |
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| سميح عبد الفتاح Palestinian diplomat, PS (b. 1947) |
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| سميح طبيلة former Palestinian minister and mayor of Nablus, PS (b. 1950) |
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| سميح المعايطة Jordanian politician, JO |
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| سميح المعلمي association football player, YE |
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| سميح العبد PS |
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