Showu Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Showu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Showu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania851:622,84338,112
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972

Showu (12) may also be a first name.

Showu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Showu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Showu is found most frequently in Tanzania. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Showu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. Showu is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Showu live; 96 percent live in East Africa and 96 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Showu is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name worldwide It is held by 12 people.

Showu is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is carried by 85 people, or 1 in 622,843. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Dodoma Region, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account Tanzania it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 2 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Showu Last Name Statistics demography

Showu earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning R 212,052 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shoewu9130/
Shouwu9111/
Showui912/
Showhu911/
Sowu893,887/
Shobu803,345/
Sowou802,706/
Shewu801,387/
Soewu80408/
Shawu80381/
Shuwu80213/
Chowu8012/
Shovu8010/
Sehwu803/
Sowgu803/
Sowuy801/
Sowuh801/
Sohwu801/
Shobuj735,869/
Shabou734,870/
Siowou7353/
Shuwau739/
Shoibu736/
Sowoud736/
Shawuu734/
Shawau733/
Shobhu733/
Shewou733/
Sheuwu733/
Sowuth732/
Souwou732/
Shewhu732/
Shauwu732/
Shehwu732/
Chouwu732/
Sahawu732/
Shawou731/
Sowhud731/
Saehwu731/
Shawuz731/
Shuwus731/
Shovuz731/
Sahbou731/
Shuuwu731/
Shobou731/
Choiwu731/
Shuiwu731/
Shewwu731/
Chuowu731/
Sobu672,233/
Sawu671,435/
Suwu671,105/
Sewu67314/
Shahbou67199/
Sovu67120/
Sahabou6798/
Sobhouh6787/
Shabouh6735/
S'Habou679/
Saouhou679/
Shaabou673/
Shoibou673/
Sowouth672/
Sieuhou672/
Shuibou672/
Shaawau671/
Chhowuy671/
Siouhou671/
Shaïbou671/
Schobau671/
Shavous670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Showu
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