Show Surname
Approximately 37,416 people bear this surname
Show Surname Definition:
A name occurring in the Registrar-General's List. There is also a U.S. Showe. The same as Chew, Shew, Shoe, which see.
Show Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 31,603 | 1:24,272 | 1,835 |
| Egypt | 1,495 | 1:61,495 | 5,792 |
| United States | 1,203 | 1:301,296 | 27,772 |
| Pakistan | 431 | 1:414,487 | 7,718 |
| Morocco | 375 | 1:91,936 | 15,801 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Saudi Arabia | 278 | 1:110,992 | 14,774 |
| Brazil | 262 | 1:817,078 | 29,598 |
| Nigeria | 151 | 1:1,173,131 | 47,714 |
| England | 102 | 1:546,255 | 33,762 |
| Hong Kong | 98 | 1:74,852 | 1,406 |
| China | 91 | 1:15,025,512 | 882 |
| United Arab Emirates | 79 | 1:115,978 | 9,837 |
| South Africa | 77 | 1:703,607 | 50,359 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| France | 58 | 1:1,145,219 | 121,886 |
| Mexico | 42 | 1:2,955,386 | 22,751 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Singapore | 34 | 1:161,991 | 6,884 |
| Italy | 33 | 1:1,853,233 | 86,897 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Malaysia | 24 | 1:1,228,926 | 53,021 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Spain | 22 | 1:2,125,093 | 54,547 |
| Iran | 20 | 1:3,839,126 | 105,129 |
| Panama | 18 | 1:217,348 | 6,003 |
| Botswana | 17 | 1:128,643 | 18,229 |
| Libya | 16 | 1:390,248 | 1,390 |
| Myanmar | 16 | 1:3,246,124 | 792 |
| Thailand | 16 | 1:4,414,897 | 343,519 |
| Colombia | 15 | 1:3,184,938 | 14,936 |
| Netherlands | 13 | 1:1,299,014 | 73,030 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Afghanistan | 10 | 1:3,215,318 | 18,974 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| Argentina | 9 | 1:4,749,268 | 159,873 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Ireland | 6 | 1:784,823 | 16,062 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Vietnam | 6 | 1:15,441,009 | 3,090 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Taiwan | 5 | 1:4,688,949 | 27,695 |
| Brunei | 4 | 1:104,683 | 2,048 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Nicaragua | 4 | 1:1,505,272 | 5,843 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1:11,380,674 | 331,818 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Austria | 3 | 1:2,838,478 | 93,604 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Papua New Guinea | 3 | 1:2,717,906 | 153,458 |
| Peru | 3 | 1:10,594,708 | 45,902 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Belize | 2 | 1:177,737 | 3,502 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| Moldova | 2 | 1:1,780,684 | 55,103 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| American Samoa | 1 | 1:55,758 | 3,072 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| South Sudan | 1 | 1:11,415,076 | 3,182 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,107,467 | 26,093 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 75 | 1:325,005 | 21,260 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 532 | 1:94,396 | 9,653 |
Show (6,347) may also be a first name.
Show Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A name occurring in the Registrar-General's List. There is also a U.S. Showe. The same as Chew, Shew, Shoe, which see.
Show Demographics
Average Male Show Height
174.29 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Show Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Show Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Show (Bengali: সাউ) is more commonly found in India than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Show? popularity and diffusion
The last name Show is the 14,892nd most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 194,771 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Show reside; 87 percent reside in South Asia and 84 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 82,651st most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 6,347 people.
The surname is most numerous in India, where it is held by 31,603 people, or 1 in 24,272. In India it is primarily concentrated in: West Bengal, where 97 percent live, Assam, where 2 percent live and Bihar, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account India this last name occurs in 113 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.
Show Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Show has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Show last name rose 226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 150 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Show Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Presbyterian (50%) in Ireland and Muslim (75%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Show last name are 0.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.65% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Show earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.09% less than the national average, earning R 101,976 per year; in United States they earn 7.4% less than the national average, earning $39,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.03% less than the national average, earning $35,756 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schow | 89 | 1,973 | / |
| Showa | 89 | 1,006 | / |
| Showe | 89 | 460 | / |
| Shouw | 89 | 49 | / |
| Shoow | 89 | 3 | / |
| Showf | 89 | 1 | / |
| Showp | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shhow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sshow | 89 | 1 | / |
| Showw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Shoew | 89 | 0 | / |
| Showt | 89 | 0 | / |
| Showz | 89 | 0 | / |
| Sow | 86 | 1,076,990 | / |
| Schouw | 80 | 1,678 | / |
| Schoew | 80 | 84 | / |
| Showhe | 80 | 17 | / |
| Shohwe | 80 | 11 | / |
| Schows | 80 | 6 | / |
| Shssow | 80 | 0 | / |
| Showfe | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schoww | 80 | 0 | / |
| Shaw | 75 | 808,364 | / |
| Chow | 75 | 255,686 | / |
| Sowa | 75 | 51,600 | / |
| Sowe | 75 | 35,137 | / |
| Siow | 75 | 10,640 | / |
| Sahw | 75 | 639 | / |
| Souw | 75 | 546 | / |
| Shof | 75 | 96 | / |
| Shob | 75 | 76 | / |
| Soow | 75 | 71 | / |
| Shov | 75 | 32 | / |
| Shuw | 75 | 12 | / |
| Sowh | 75 | 9 | / |
| Sohw | 75 | 9 | / |
| Soew | 75 | 7 | / |
| Sowf | 75 | 6 | / |
| Sowz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Ssow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Soiw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Soww | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sosw | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xhow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sowp | 75 | 2 | / |
| Xsow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Hzow | 75 | 2 | / |
| Sgow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sxow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Szow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sjow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sowt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Soyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Suow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Schouwe | 73 | 124 | / |
| Schouws | 73 | 116 | / |
| Shobowa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Schoowe | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schochw | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shoev | 67 | 21,553 | / |
| Shova | 67 | 14,944 | / |
| Shoib | 67 | 4,037 | / |
| Shobh | 67 | 3,856 | / |
| Shoff | 67 | 2,047 | / |
| Shawe | 67 | 1,975 | / |
| Shoub | 67 | 390 | / |
| Shoob | 67 | 250 | / |
| Schaw | 67 | 199 | / |
| Sjouw | 67 | 138 | / |
| Sahaw | 67 | 118 | / |
| Schof | 67 | 112 | / |
| Shofe | 67 | 105 | / |
| Shopf | 67 | 71 | / |
| Shoyb | 67 | 70 | / |
| Schov | 67 | 55 | / |
| Shouf | 67 | 49 | / |
| Shawh | 67 | 49 | / |
| Chuow | 67 | 48 | / |
| Shoif | 67 | 47 | / |
| Souwe | 67 | 47 | / |
| Chowh | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shovt | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shahw | 67 | 27 | / |
| Shaaw | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shoef | 67 | 23 | / |
| Szowa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Soowe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Shoof | 67 | 10 | / |
| Chouw | 67 | 9 | / |
| Shoov | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shawf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shuov | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shoiv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shoft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Choww | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chowz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Saahw | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shauw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shaww | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sowhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Søhof | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sshaw | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shohf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shofs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Choow | 67 | 3 | / |
| Soiwe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sahww | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sahuw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sjhaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shasw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Siowe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shhaw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hshaw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shoyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shovh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shouv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sgahw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsiow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sohws | 67 | 0 | / |
| Sheuw | 67 | 0 | / |
Show Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Show in the Bengali language | ||
| সাউ | sa'u | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Show
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