Family name カウ (Khaw 
, カウ 
) , in the world, is a common cognomen. The last name カウ is habitual in South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Singapore, and Myanmar, where it is quite a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Malaysia, Myanmar, and Pakistan. Very seldom, カウ is the forename as well as the last name.