向 (Surname: Shô; C: Xiàng) - a name held by members of the royal family and others of the highest ranks of the nobility of the Kingdom of Ryûkyû, outside of the king and his sons. Not to be confused with 尚 (Shô), the surname held by Ryukyuan kings and their closest relatives.
- Shô Chôchi - 向朝智
- Shô Chôken - 向朝顕
- Shô Chôkun - 向重勲
- Shô Chôshô - 向朝昇
- Shô Chôyo - 向朝弥
- Shô Dôkyô - 向道亨
- Shô Genbo - 向元模
- Shô Genko - 向元瑚
- Shô Heigi - 向秉義
- Shô Hôki - 向邦輝
- Shô Ishin - 向維新
- Shô Juyû - 向受佑
- Shô Kaden - 向可伝
- Shô Senbo - 向宣謨
- Shô Shôken - 向象賢
- Shô Shun - 向俊
- Shô Teiyoku - 向廷翼
- Shô Tokukô - 向徳宏
- Shô Yûkô - 向有恒
- Shô Zenmo - 向全謨