Across the world, شكر (شكر 
, Shukr 
, Shkr ) is quite a rare largely boy's, but uncommonly feminine forename. The given name شكر is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Libya, where it is a rare boy's name, and Egypt, where it is a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Iraq, India, and Egypt. Also, شكر is the last name as well as the forename.