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Worldwide, Chou (Chou
, チョウ
, تشو
) is a common unisex given name. The given name Chou is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Mongolia, where it is quite a common feminine name, and Algeria, where it is quite a common epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Algeria, China, and Taiwan. More prevalently, Chou is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chou | United States, Indonesia, Taiwan, China, Algeria |
| チョウ | Japan |
| تشو | Morocco, Algeria, Libya, Egypt, Sudan |
| Чоу | Ukraine, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan |
Cao, Caulis, Cchao, Chao, Chau, Chaw, Chhau, Chhiu, Chiau, Chiu, Cho, Choo, Chouchou, Chouette, Chow, Choù, Choú, Choû, Choũ, Choū, Choű, Chu, Chyu, Châu, Chòu, Chòù, Chòú, Chóu, Chóù, Chóú, Chóû, Chô, Chôu, Chôù, Chôú, Chôû, Chôű, Chõu, Chõù, Chõú, Chõû, Chõū, Chõů, Chõų, Chû, Chō, Chōu, Chōû, Chōū, Chőu,
Chou is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chou Sawagejou , the fictional character from Rurouni Kenshin and Chou En-lai , the operatic character in the opera Nixon in China by John Adams.