Around the world, Шэк (Shak 
, Шэк 
) is a common mostly male, but uncommonly girly given name. The forename Шэк is characteristic of Western Asia, particularly Oman, where it is quite a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently feminine name, Kuwait, and Qatar, where it is quite a rare masculine name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in India, Bangladesh, and Saudi Arabia. More prevalently, Шэк is the last name as well as the forename.