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Cognomen 紹 (소 , Schau , Shào ) , all over the world, is a common last name. The surname 紹 is characteristic of South Korea, where it is quite a common surname, Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, and Germany. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in South Korea, Germany, and the United States. Very seldom, 紹 is the forename as well as the last name.