All around the world, شمر (شمر 
, Shammar 
, Shmr ) is quite a rare predominantly male, but scarcely feminine first name. The forename شمر is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but scarcely feminine name, Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine name, and Kuwait, where it is a rare boy's name. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Western Asia, particularly Iraq, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. More prevalently, شمر is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| شمر | Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Syria, Saudi Arabia |
| Shammar | Kuwait, Iraq, Jamaica, India, Saudi Arabia |
| Shmr | Iraq, Kuwait, India, Saudi Arabia |