Kou (name)

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

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 (, 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

 * 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