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
Show Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Show Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Show Come From? nationality or country of origin
Show (Bengali: সাউ) has its highest incidence in India. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Show.
How Common Is The Last Name Show? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 14,892nd most common last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 194,771 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 89 percent of Show are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 82,651st most prevalent forename at a global level, held by 6,347 people.
This last name is most frequently used in India, where it is held by 31,603 people, or 1 in 24,272. In India Show is most numerous in: West Bengal, where 97 percent are found, Assam, where 2 percent are found and Bihar, where 1 percent are found. Aside from India this last name is found in 113 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Show Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Show has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Show last name grew 226 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 136 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 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 Show are 0.58% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.65% being registered with 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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