Khouw (surname)

Khouw is a Dutch-based romanization of the Hokkien surname Xǔ (許) in West Java, Indonesia. In Central and East Java, Kho is a more common romanization.

Several (unrelated) families of this surname include:
 * The Khouw family of Tamboen, part of the Cabang Atas 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, 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, 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, pioneering aviator and businesswoman
 * Khouw Khe Hien, pioneering aviator and businessman