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Surname Shamash (Shamash , Шамаш , שמש ) , across the world, is quite a rare family name. The last name Shamash is characteristic of Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Malta, where it is quite a rare surname, and Libya, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Israel, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Much less frequently, Shamash is the forename as well as the last name.