Kou (name)
{{Short description|Chinese surname}}
Kòu (寇) is a Chinese surname. It originates as a title denoting status as a police officer, 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.
Kou may refer to:
People with Ko/Kou/Kow as the given name
- Kou Abhay ({{lang|lo|ກຸ ອະໄພ}}, 1892–1964), Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos
- {{Nihongo|Ko Arima|有馬 洪||born 1917}}, Japanese former football player
- {{Nihongo|Kou Fumizuki|文月 晃|}}, Japanese manga artist
- {{Nihongo|Kou Gotou|後藤 航||born 1996}}, Japanese footballer
- {{Nihongo|Kō Kojima|小島 功||1928 – 2015}}, Japanese manga artist
- Kou Luogon (born 1984), Liberian athlete
- {{Nihongo|Kō Machida|町田 康||born 1962}}, Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet and actor
- {{Nihongo|Kow Otani|大谷 幸||born 1957}}, Japanese music composer
- {{Nihongo|Ko Shibasaki|柴咲 コウ||born 1981}}, Japanese actress and singer
- Kou Voravong ({{lang|lo|ກຸ ວໍຣະວົງ}}, 1914–1954), Laotian politician
- {{Nihongo|Kou Yaginuma|柳沼 行||born 1973}}, Japanese manga artist
People with Kou as the surname
- Kou Roun ({{fl.|1960s}}), Cambodian minister for national security
- Johanna Kou (born 1975), New Caledonian badminton player
- Kou Nai-han ({{zh|labels=no|t=顧乃涵|p=Gù Nǎihán}}, born 1982), Taiwanese volleyball player
- Kou Lei (Коу Лей, born 1987), Ukrainian table tennis player of Chinese origin
- Kou Qianzhi (寇謙之, 365–448), Taoist reformer
- Kou Tie (寇铁, born 1950), Chinese major general
- Kou Yingjie (寇英杰, 1880?-?), Chinese military leader
- Kou Zhun (寇準, 961–1023), chancellor during Emperor Zhenzong's reign
- Kou Zhichao (born 1989), Chinese volleyball player
Fictional characters
- {{Nihongo|Kou Honda|本多 晃|}}, a character from Terra Formars
- {{Nihongo|Kou Mukami|無神 コウ|}}, a character from Diabolik Lovers
- {{Nihongo|Kō Nakano|中野 攻|}}, a character from Ajin: Demi-Human
- {{Nihongo|Kou Tominaga|富永 コウ|}}, a character from Wangan Midnight
- Sailor Starlights from Sailor Moon
- {{Nihongo|Kou Seiya|星野 光|}}, Named Sailor Star Fighter
- {{Nihongo|Kou Taiki|大気 光|}}, Named Sailor Star Maker
- {{Nihongo|Kou Yaten|夜天 光|}}, Named Sailor Star Healer
- {{Nihongo|Kou Uraki|コウ・ウラキ|}}, a character from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
- {{Nihongo|Kou Minamoto|源 光|}}, a character from Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
- {{Nihongo|Kou Mabuchi|馬渕 洸|}}, a character from Ao Haru Ride
See also
- Kou (disambiguation)
- Kou Zhu, fictional Song dynasty palace maid