Kòu (寇) is a

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicization, Sinicized ethnic groups in Greater China, Korea, Vietnam and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, ...

. It originates as a title denoting status as a

police officer A police officer (also called policeman or policewoman, cop, officer or constable) is a Warrant (law), warranted law employee of a police, police force. In most countries, ''police officer'' is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. ...

, and is a shortened for of Sikou (司寇). Chao, Sheau-yueh J., 尋根溯源中國人的姓氏: Genealogical Research on Chinese Surnames A 2013 study found it was the 240th most common surname, shared by 380,000 people or 0.029% of the population, with the province with the most people being

Henan Henan; alternatively Honan is a province in Central China. Henan is home to many heritage sites, including Yinxu, the ruins of the final capital of the Shang dynasty () and the Shaolin Temple. Four of the historical capitals of China, Lu ...

. Kou may refer to:

People with Ko/Kou/Kow as the given name

* Kou Abhay (, 1892–1964), Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos *, Japanese former football player *, Japanese manga artist *, Japanese footballer *, Japanese manga artist *

Kou Luogon Kou Luogon (born 11 June 1984) is a Liberian athlete who specializes in the 400 metres and the 400 metre hurdles. She finished seventh at the 2006 African Championships in Athletics, 2006 African Championships. She also competed at the 2005 ...

(born 1984), Liberian athlete *, Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet and actor *, Japanese music composer *, Japanese actress and singer * Kou Voravong (, 1914–1954), Laotian politician *, Japanese manga artist

People with Kou as the surname

* Kou Roun (), Cambodian minister for national security * Johanna Kou (born 1975), New Caledonian badminton player *

Kou Nai-han Kou Nai-han (, born 12 March 1982) is a Taiwanese volleyball player who has played in 14 matches for the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team. She was part of the Chinese Taipei women's national volleyball team at the 2006 FIVB Voll ...

(, born 1982), Taiwanese volleyball player *

Kou Lei Kou Lei (; born 20 November 1987 in Beijing) is a Ukrainian table tennis player of Chinese origin. Career As of April 2017, Kou is ranked no. 20 in the world by the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF). Kou is also right-handed, and us ...

(Коу Лей, born 1987), Ukrainian table tennis player of Chinese origin *

Kou Qianzhi Kou Qianzhi () (365–448) was a Taoist reformer who reenvisioned many of the ceremonies and rites of the Way of the Celestial Master form of Taoism and reformulated its theology into a new movement known as The Northern Celestial Masters. His ...

(寇謙之, 365–448), Taoist reformer * Kou Tie (寇铁, born 1950), Chinese major general *

Kou Yingjie Kou Yingjie (; 1880 – December 1952) was a military leader in the Republic of China. He belonged to the Zhili clique. In the end, he participated to the Wang Jingwei regime. His courtesy name was Bichen (). There are two theories about his birthp ...

(寇英杰, 1880?-?), Chinese military leader *

Kou Zhun Kou Zhun ( 961 – 24 October 1023), courtesy name Pingzhong, was a much-praised official of China's Song dynasty#Northern Song, 960–1127, Northern Song dynasty. He was the chancellor (China), chancellor from 1004 to 1006 during the Emperor Zh ...

(寇準, 961–1023), chancellor during Emperor Zhenzong's reign * Kou Zhichao (born 1989), Chinese volleyball player

Fictional characters

*, a character from

Terra Formars is a Japanese manga series written by and illustrated by . It was originally serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Miracle Jump'' from January to December 2011, and was transferred to ''Weekly Young Jump'' in April 2012. ...

*, a character from

Diabolik Lovers is a Japanese otome game franchise by Rejet. Its first entry was released in October 2012 for the PlayStation Portable system. The franchise has released seven games with the first two having been remastered for the PlayStation Vita ...

*, a character from Ajin: Demi-Human *, a character from

Wangan Midnight is a Japanese racing manga series written and illustrated by Michiharu Kusunoki. It was first serialized in Shogakukan's '' Big Comic Spirits'' in 1990, but was later serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Young Magazine'' from 1992 to 2008. ...

Sailor Starlights The are a group of fictional characters in the ''Sailor Moon'' manga series created by Naoko Takeuchi. They are introduced in the fifth and last arc of the series, called ''Stars'' in the manga, ''Sailor Moon Sailor Stars'' in the first anime ...

from ''

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo manga, ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 60 individual chapters (later reorganized into ...

'' **, Named Sailor Star Fighter **, Named Sailor Star Maker **, Named Sailor Star Healer *, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory *, a character from

Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun is a Japanese manga series written by Iro and illustrated by Aida, which results in their conjoined name 'AidaIro'. It has been serialized in Square Enix's magazine '' Monthly GFantasy'' since 2014. It has been collected in 23 ''tankōbon ...

*, a character from

Ao Haru Ride is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka. It began serialization in the February 2011 issue of Shueisha's ''Bessatsu Margaret'' and ended in February 2015. ''Ao Haru Ride'' received several adaptations during its ...

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People with Ko/Kou/Kow as the given name

People with Kou as the surname

Fictional characters

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