Kou (name)

Kòu (寇) is a Chinese family name. It originates as a title denoting status as a policeman, and is a shortened for of Sikou (司寇).^[1] 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 given name[]

• Kou Abhay (ກຸ ອະໄພ, 1892–1964), Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Laos
• Ko Arima (有馬 洪, born 1917), Japanese former football player
• Kou Fumizuki (文月 晃), Japanese manga artist
• Kou Gotou (後藤 航, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• Kō Kojima (小島 功, 1928 – 2015), Japanese manga artist
• Kou Luogon (born 1984), Liberian athlete
• Kō Machida (町田 康, born 1962), Japanese author, punk rock singer, poet and actor
• Kow Otani (大谷 幸, born 1957), Japanese music composer
• Ko Shibasaki (柴咲 コウ, born 1981), Japanese actress and singer
• Kou Voravong (ກຸ ວໍຣະວົງ, 1914–1954), Laotian politician
• Kou Yaginuma (柳沼 行, born 1973), Japanese manga artist

People with the surname[]

• Kou Roun (fl. 1960s), Cambodian minister for national security
• Johanna Kou (born 1975), New Caledonian badminton player
• Kou Nai-han (顧乃涵; Gù Nǎihán, born 1982), Taiwanese volleyball player
• Kou Gotou (後藤航, born 1996), Japanese footballer
• 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
• (born 1989), Chinese volleyball player

Fictional characters[]

• Kou Honda (本多 晃), a character from Terra Formars
• Kou Mukami (無神 コウ), a character from Diabolik Lovers
• Kō Nakano (中野 攻), a character from Ajin: Demi-Human
• Kou Tominaga (富永 コウ), a character from Wangan Midnight
• Sailor Stars from Sailor Moon
  • Kou Seiya (星野 光), Named Sailor Star Fighter
  • Kou Taiki (大気 光), Named Sailor Star Maker
  • Kou Yaten (夜天 光), Named Sailor Star Healer
• Kou Uraki (コウ・ウラキ), a character from Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory
• Kou Minamoto (源 光), a character from Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun
• Kou Mabuchi (馬渕 洸), a character from Ao Haru Ride

See also[]

• Kou Zhu, fictional Song dynasty palace maid
• Kou (disambiguation)

References[]

Name list

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