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Around the world, 侯 (Hou , 侯 ) is a common unisex forename. The forename 侯 is characteristic of Macao, where it is a common mostly boy's, but uncommonly girly name, Algeria, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, and Tunisia. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Algeria, China, and Tunisia. Predominantly, 侯 is the last name as well as the forename.
侯 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .