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In all the world, Шао (Chao , Shao , Шао ) is a common unisex first name. The forename Шао is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Taiwan, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Singapore. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, the United States, and Taiwan. More prevalently, Шао is the last name as well as the forename.
Шао is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shao Kahn , the fictional character from Mortal Kombat; Shao , the fictional character from Granblue Fantasy; Chao Lingshen , the fictional character from Negima! Magister Negi Magi and Chao Chocola , the Sonic the Hedgehog character.