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Worldwide, ショウ (Shaw , Shou , Show ) is quite a common epicene forename. The given name ショウ is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is quite a common masculine name, Taiwan, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare dominantly male, but uncommonly female name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in the United States, India, and Pakistan. Much more frequently, ショウ is the last name as well as the forename.
ショウ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shou Tucker , the fictional character from Fullmetal Alchemist, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood; Xia Shou , the Jin Ping Mei character; Shaw , the National Treasure character and Shaw Moore , the musical character in the musical Footloose by Tom Snow.