Surname Shimon (Shimon 
, שמעון , شمعون 
, among others...) , around the globe, is a common last name. The last name Shimon is characteristic of Israel, where it is a common surname, Cyprus, where it is quite a rare surname, and Ukraine. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Israel, Ukraine, and Japan. Likewise, Shimon is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Shimon | Bangladesh, India, Israel, Hungary, United States |
| שמעון | Israel |
| شمعون | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Jordan |
| シモン | Japan |
| Шимон | Kazakhstan, Russia, Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Шімон | Ukraine |
Semion, Semión, Semjon, Semjons, Semyon, Shim'On, Shimón, Siemion, Simeon, Simeone, Simeoni, Simon, Simone, Simono, Simón, Szemjon, Szymon, Šimon, Șimon, Συμεών, Семен, Семеон, Семён, Симеон, Симеоне, Симон, Симоне, Симоно, Сямён, Шыман, Шымон, Щімон, סימאון, סימון, بيترو, سيمون, شيمون, სემიონი, シメオン, シモーネ, 希蒙, 西蒙, 西門, 西面, 谢苗, and 시몬
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david ben shimon Moroccan rabbi, MA (b. 1826) |
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| samuel shimon Iraqi journalist, GB (b. 1956) |
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| linda shimon researcher |
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| amir shimon researcher |
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| ed shimon college basketball player (1948–1948) Northwestern |
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| greg shimon college basketball player (1979–1982) Marquette |
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| ilan shimon researcher |
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| daphna shimon researcher |
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| chrysostomos michael shimon (b. 1971) |
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| eru shimon |
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| j. shimon |
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