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Across the world, שו (Xu
, Shu
, Shaw
, among others...) is a common epicene forename. The first name שו is habitual in Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Singapore, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, the United States, and Nigeria. Much more frequently, שו is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Shaw, Xu, Shue, Shu | India, Australia, United States, United Kingdom, China |
| שו | Israel |
שו is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shu Yamino , the American virtual YouTuber; Bao Xu , the Water Margin character; Shu , the fictional character from One Piece; Shu , the fictional character from Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super and Shu Mai , the Star Wars character, and in many other works.