Across the world, Chau (Chau 
, 周 , チャウ 
, among others...) is a common unisex first name. The forename Chau is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Macao, and Vietnam, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Vietnam, and India. Predominantly, Chau is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Chau | Taiwan, Hong Kong, Vietnam, China, India |
| 周 | China |
| チャウ | Japan |
| تشو | Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, Sudan |
| Чау | Ukraine, Russia, Kazakhstan |
Cao, Caput, Cchao, Chao, Chaw, Chaú, Chhau, Chiau, Chiu, Cho, Choo, Chou, Chow, Chu, Chyu, Chàu, Cháu, Cháư, Châu, Chãu, Chô, Chû, Chău, Chạu, Chảu, Chấu, Chầu, Chẩu, Chẫu, Chậu, Chắu, Ciao, Ciu, Cow, Cáo, Jew, Jhoe, Joe, Joo, Jou, Ju, Thau, Trâu, Ts'Ao, Tsao, Tso, Tsou, Tào, Zhou, Zhōu,
Chau is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| lee sun chau (b. 1890) |
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pham sanh chau Ambassador - Designate of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, MM (b. 1961) |
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hong chau American actress, US (b. 1979) |
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| luu vinh chau (b. 1924) |
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| albano fioraso chau (b. 1950) |
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| khuc lieu chau Vietnamese Taekwondo practitioner (b. 1973) |
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| bolton k h chau researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0002-6854-5176 |
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| vann chau researcher |
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| wilkin chau Ph.D. University of Waterloo 1999 |
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| chien fat chau researcher |
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| phong chau Ph.D. Arizona State University 2009 |
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| kam hong chau researcher |
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| chan-lao chau researcher |
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| kwok chau researcher ORCID ID = 0000-0003-1620-9688 |
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| tran nguyen bich chau researcher |
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