Family name 夏林 (Shalim 
, 夏林 
, Xialin 
) , all around the world, is quite a common last name. The cognomen 夏林 is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare surname, Qatar, and Bahrain. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in India, Bangladesh, and China. Likewise, 夏林 is the forename as well as the last name.