In the entire world, Shu (舒 
, Shu 
, 术 , among others...) is a widespread unisex forename. The first name Shu is habitual in Cameroon, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare unisex name, and China. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in China, the United States, and Egypt. More prevalently, Shu is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 舒, 術, 术, 朮, 述 | China |
| Shu | Malaysia, China, Indonesia, United States, Myanmar |
| شو | Egypt, Sudan, Iraq, Algeria, Saudi Arabia |
| シュ | Japan |
| Шу | Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Ukraine, Armenia |
| שו | Israel |
Shu is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shu Yamino , the American virtual YouTuber; Shu , the fictional character from One Piece; Shu Mai , the Star Wars character; Shu , the fictional character from Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Super and Shu , the Fist of the North Star character, among other works.
| xun shu (b. 83) |
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| shu xi ancient Chinese writer from Western Jin (b. 264) |
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| xin shu person, CBDB = 146818 (b. 500) |
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| shu liang person, CBDB = 140242 (b. 640) |
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| feng shu Tang dynasty person CBDB = 143113 (b. 724) |
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| shu liu born 1032; died 1078 (b. 1032) |
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| shu duanqing Song dynasty person CBDB = 18279 (b. 1038) |
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| shu xianyu (1257-1302) (b. 1257) |
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| shu wang (b. 1416) |
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| wang shu Ming dynasty person CBDB = 200545 (b. 1462) |
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| shu tang (b. 1497) |
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| shu hua Ming dynasty person CBDB = 124791 (b. 1539) |
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| shu cunjing Qing dynasty person CBDB = 78032 (b. 1594) |
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| shu dansheng Qing dynasty person CBDB = 55573 (b. 1609) |
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| shu qizong Qing dynasty person CBDB = 78033 (b. 1650) |
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