Last name Hou (Hou 
, 侯 , Хоу 
) , in all the world, is a prevalent surname. The surname Hou is characteristic of 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, this name is the most popular in China, Malaysia, and the United States. Very seldom, Hou is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| Hou | Malaysia, Algeria, China, United States, Taiwan |
| 侯 | China |
| Хоу | Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan, Russia |
| הו | Israel |
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| hou ba (b. 50) |
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| hou cheng Military officer serving warlord Lü Bu (b. 101) |
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| hou lan Chinese Han dynasty eunuch-official (died 172) (b. 101) |
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| hou ying hermit of state of Wei during the Warring States period (b. 400) |
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| hou jing Chinese emperor during the Liang dynasty (503-552) (b. 503) |
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| hou andu Chinese general (b. 520) |
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| hou qingbo Tang dynasty person CBDB = 138914 (b. 577) |
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| hou biao Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139676 (b. 589) |
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| hou shi daughter of Hou Hua (b. 596) |
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| hou sengda Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139450 (b. 616) |
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| hou mou person, CBDB = 142839 (b. 633) |
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| hou sizhi Chinese politician (b. 650) |
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| hou jingzhong Tang dynasty person CBDB = 140350 (b. 651) |
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| hou zhen Tang dynasty person CBDB = 142938 (b. 670) |
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| hou shi daughter of Hou Yuan Li (b. 698) |
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