Kòu (寇) is a

Chinese family name Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the W ...

. It originates as a title denoting status as a

policeman A police officer (also called a policeman and, less commonly, a policewoman) is a warranted law employee of a police force. In most countries, "police officer" is a generic term not specifying a particular rank. In some, the use of the ...

, 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 (; or ; ; alternatively Honan) is a landlocked province of China, in the central part of the country. Henan is often referred to as Zhongyuan or Zhongzhou (), which literally means "central plain" or "midland", although the name is al ...

. Kou may refer to:

People with 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 (born 1984), Liberian athlete *, Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet and actor *, Japanese music composer *, Japanese actress and singer *

Kou Voravong Kou Voravong ( lao : ກຸ ວໍຣະວົງ) (6 December 1914 – 18 September 1954) was a Laotian politician. He was part of the anti-Japanese resistance leading group during the Second World War and after then anti-Lao Issara (ລາວອ ...

(, 1914–1954), Laotian politician *, Japanese manga artist

People with the surname

* Kou Roun (), Cambodian minister for national security *

Johanna Kou Johanna Kou (born 31 July 1975) is a New Caledonian badminton player. In 2009, she won the women's singles event at the Tahiti International tournament. She competed in four Pacific Games with the acquired of six gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals ...

(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 *, Japanese footballer * Kou Lei (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 in ...

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

Kou Yingjie Kou Yingjie (; 1880?– 19??) 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 birthplace, on ...

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

Kou Zhun Kou Zhun ( 961 – 24 October 1023), courtesy name Pingzhong, was a much-praised official in ancient China's Northern Song Dynasty. He was the chancellor from 1004 to 1006 during Emperor Zhenzong's reign. Biography Kou Zhun became a ''jinshi'' ...

(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 Yū Sasuga and illustrated by Kenichi Tachibana. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Miracle Jump'' from January to December 2011, and was transferred to ...

*, a character from

Diabolik Lovers is a Japanese visual novel franchise by Rejet. Its first entry was released on October 11, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable system. Thus far, the franchise has released seven games with the first two having been remastered for the Pla ...

*, 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. The ...

*Sailor Stars from

Sailor Moon is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoko Takeuchi. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''Nakayoshi'' from 1991 to 1997; the 52 individual chapters were published in 18 volumes. The seri ...

**, 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 and illustrated by AidaIro. It has been serialized in Square Enix's magazine ''Monthly GFantasy'' since 2014. It has been collected in eighteen ''tankōbon'' volumes as of August 2022. The story follows Nen ...

*, a character from

Ao Haru Ride is a Japanese '' shōjo'' 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 adaptation ...

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