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Across the world, チョウ (Cho , Chow , Chou ) is a common gender-neutral forename. The first name チョウ is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Mongolia, where it is a widespread epicene name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and Macao, where it is quite a common dominantly male, but seldom female name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Mongolia, Algeria, and China. Also, チョウ is the last name as well as the forename.
チョウ is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Cho Chang , the Harry Potter character, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire; Cho Hakkai , the fictional character from Saiyuki; Chou Sawagejou , the fictional character from Rurouni Kenshin; Chou En-lai , the operatic character in the opera Nixon in China by John Adams and Cho Sang-woo .