Shou is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shou
No. of characters: 4
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shou

How popular is Shou?

Shou is common in China.

Shou is ranked 3167 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shous grew by 25.45455 per cent to 276 since 2000 and ranked 70833 after elevating 9383 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 93.12 88.64
White 5.8 9.09
Shou is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in China which signifies that it is originated from China. Around 172101 people have been found who wears Shou as their family name. Shou is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
82,942 Zimbabwe8
607,991 Indonesia5
46,068 Philippines3
5,300 Syria2
124,220 Italy2
4,164 Vietnam2
18,718 Thailand2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
23,434 Burkina Faso1
107,212 South Africa1
49,101 Denmark1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
19,533 Uruguay1
12,270 Lebanon1
120,357 Argentina1
4,249 Cambodia1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
25,721 Egypt1
20,172 Hungary1
29,595 Iran1
14,373 Jordan1
17,575 Kuwait1
56,169 Mexico1
17,768 Pakistan1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
38,841 Scotland1
77,122 Sweden1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927 England43
11,444 Portugal28
36,547 Switzerland27
84,957 Spain15
26,722 New Zealand14
4,571 Japan14
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
34,872 Canada94
117,149 France73
4,526 Singapore71
33,928 Australia65
104,075 Brazil64
Countries with hundreds of Shou:
61,367 United States414
1,391 Hong Kong178
10,151 Malaysia177
59,024 Germany168
26,965 Tanzania146
Countries with thousands of Shou:
19,128 India2,211
308 Taiwan2,028
Countries with hundred thousands of Shou:
288 China166,226
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Shou Namesakes

  • Peryt Shou, Writer
  • Alexandr Shoua, Composer
  • Ambika Shourie, Actor
  • David M. Shoup, Commanding officer
  • Arun Shourie, Journalist
  • Francis A. Shoup, Lawyer
  • Arun Shourie, Journalist
  • Naga Shourya, Film actor
  • Aya Shouoto, Author
  • Alex Shoumatoff, Writer

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