Cognomen โกว (Kwo 
, โกว 
) , around the globe, is quite a rare surname. The surname โกว is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is quite a rare surname, Cameroon, where it is a rare surname, and Malaysia. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Cameroon. Likewise, โกว is the forename as well as the last name.