Surname الشر (الشر 
) , globally, is quite a rare last name. The cognomen الشر is habitual in Libya, where it is quite a rare surname, Tunisia, and Oman, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Northern Africa, particularly Egypt, Sudan, and Tunisia. Likewise, الشر is the forename as well as the last name.