Khouw () is a Dutch-based romanization of the

Hokkien The Hokkien () variety of Chinese is a Southern Min language native to and originating from the Minnan region, where it is widely spoken in the south-eastern part of Fujian in southeastern mainland China. It is one of the national languages in ...

surname Xǔ (許) in

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

. In

Central Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object. Central may also refer to: Directions and generalised locations * Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...

and

East Java East Java ( id, Jawa Timur) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia located in the easternmost hemisphere of Java island. It has a land border only with the province of Central Java to the west; the Java Sea and the Indian Ocean bord ...

, Kho is a more common romanization. Several (unrelated) families of this surname include: * The

Khouw family of Tamboen The Khouw family of Tamboen was an aristocratic landowning dynasty of bureaucrats and community leaders, part of the ''Cabang Atas'' or the Peranakan Chinese gentry of colonial Indonesia. Many members of the family held the rank of ''Majoor ...

, part of the ''

Cabang Atas The Cabang Atas (''Van Ophuijsen Spelling System'': Tjabang Atas) — literally 'highest branch' in Indonesian language, Indonesian — was the traditional Chinese establishment or gentry of Dutch East Indies, colonial Indonesia. They were the fa ...

'' or the traditional Chinese establishment of colonial Indonesia: ** Luitenant Khouw Tian Sek, a landlord in the Dutch East Indies and patriarch of the Khouw family of Tamboen ** Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Kee, a landlord ** Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Tjoan, a landlord ** Luitenant Khouw Tjeng Po, a landlord **

Oen Giok Khouw Khouw Oen Giok Sia (1874 – 1927), later more popularly known as Oen Giok Khouw or O. G. Khouw, was a philanthropist and landowner in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia). He gained notoriety for acquiring Dutch citizenship, thus breaking down ...

, a prominent philanthropist and landowner in the Dutch East Indies ** Kapitein Khouw Yauw Kie, a bureaucrat and landlord in the Dutch East Indies **

Majoor Khouw Kim An Majoor is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Frank Majoor (born 1949), Dutch diplomat * Martin Majoor Martin Majoor (born 14 October 1960) is a Dutch type designer and graphic designer. As of 2006, he had worked since ...

, a high-ranking Chinese Indonesian bureaucrat, public figure and landlord in the Dutch East Indies * The Chinese-Indonesian millionaire Khouw Kim Goan's family of the late colonial era: **

Khouw Keng Nio Khouw Keng Nio was a colonial Chinese-Indonesian heiress and businesswoman, best known as the first woman in both Indonesia and China to become a licensed pilot. Born in Java, Dutch East Indies, Khouw came from a wealthy ''Peranakan'' business ...

, pioneering aviator and businesswoman ** Khouw Khe Hien, pioneering aviator and businessman

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{{surname, Khouw Hokkien-language surnames