Family name شلش (شلش 
, Shalash 
) , all around the world, is a common last name. The last name شلش is habitual in Palestinian Territory, where it is quite a common surname, Jordan, and Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, Palestinian Territory, and Syria. Very seldom, شلش is the forename as well as the last name.
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| شلش | Jordan, Egypt, Sudan, Palestinian Territory, Iraq |
| Shalash | Egypt, Syria, Iraq, United States, Saudi Arabia |
| محمد جميل شلش Iraqi poet and writer, IQ (b. 1930) |
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| على شلش Egyptian writer, EG (b. 1935) |
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