Kou meaning | Last name Kou origin

Following is the meaning of Kou surname. Family name Kou is generally added after the name or middle name so also called last name.
Family Name / Last Name: Kou
No. of characters: 3
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Kou

Kou is used as a family name or surname in China languages. Kou has 3 characters long in length.

Kou is common in China country(ies).

Kou is ranked 1354 in our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Kous grew by 46.32107 per cent to 875 since 2000 and ranked 27534 after elevating 8051 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
88.46 90.47
Hispanic or Latino 4.11 2.68
White 3.89 1.67
Black 2.17 0
Others 1.37 4.85

It is also used as a first name, know the meaning of Kou

How popular is Kou?

Kou is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Macau is ahead in terms of density. Around 393022 people have been found who wears Kou as their family name. Kou is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
6,235 Costa Rica7
2,011 South Korea4
359 Laos4
19,865 Iran3
3,861 Syria3
8,993 Tunisia3
89,020 Tanzania2
41,879 Turkey2
4,164 Vietnam2
23,344 Austria2
8,657 Lebanon2
40,256 Mexico2
5,318 Iraq2
14,004 Hungary2
2,823 Papua New Guinea2
28,083 Romania2
5,671 Guatemala2
54,135 Philippines2
13,606 Senegal1
49,529 Israel1
120,357 Argentina1
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Comments :Sharice Oakley  Kou is a masculine first name is a derivative precision Jacques: Jacques jacquou Breton diminutive name is a masculine origin of the name is Hebrew his feast is celebrated on January 28 / February 8 / April 16 / May 3 / June 8 / July 25 / etymology comes from Aqab supplant / whoever wins.

Celebrities having Kou surname

Abdou Kouider Ben Naoum Mathematician
Abdoul Kouanda Actor
Audrey Koumba Olympic athlete
Adama Kouyate Actor
Adil Koukouh Actor
Adriaan Kousemaker Composer
Dimitrios Koukoulitsios Soccer player
Vangelis Koutsopoulos Soccer player
Ahmadou Kourouma Novelist
Mathias Kouo-Doumbé Soccer player
  • In 2011 drama film, 10+10, Chia-Jui Kou characterized segment "Destined Eruption".
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