Surname 侯 (Hou 
, 侯 ) , around the world, is a prevalent last name. The surname 侯 is habitual in China, where it is a common surname, Cayman Islands, where it is quite a common surname, and Macao (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is commonest in China, Malaysia, and the United States. Very seldom, 侯 is the forename as well as the last name.
| 侯良佐 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 146173, CN (b. 740) |
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| 侯績 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141680, CN (b. 770) |
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| 侯贍 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 145480, CN (b. 816) |
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| 侯汝諒 Ming dynasty person CBDB=203044, CN (b. 1515) |
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| 侯蓁宜 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 55092, MO (b. 1620) |
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| 侯懷風 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 55100, MO (b. 1620) |
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侯德榜 Chinese scientist, CN (b. 1890) |
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侯曜 Chinese film director, screenwriter, and film theorist, CN (b. 1903) |
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侯宝林 Chinese xiangsheng actor and comedian, CN (b. 1917) |
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侯波 photographer, CN (b. 1924) |
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侯云德 Chinese virologist and geneticist, CN (b. 1929) |
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侯孝賢 Taiwanese film director, screenwriter, actor and film producer, TW (b. 1947) |
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侯继振 Chinese military personnel, CN (b. 1951) |
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| 侯外庐 Chinese historian and politician, CN (b. 1903) |
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侯志強 Hong Kong politician, CN (b. 1956) |
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