Lian Forename
1,189th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 795,221 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Singapore
Lian Forename Definition:
A Chinese name, meaning: The graceful willow.
Read More About This ForenameLian Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | - | 708,513 | 1:1,928 | 201 |
| Myanmar | - | 24,152 | 1:2,151 | 152 |
| Malaysia | 52% | 16,477 | 1:1,848 | 164 |
| Indonesia | 68% | 11,837 | 1:21,793 | 3,021 |
| Singapore | 63% | 6,238 | 1:1,008 | 111 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 4,042 | 1:4,182 | 674 |
| Thailand | 57% | 3,641 | 1:19,244 | 2,687 |
| Taiwan | 63% | 3,453 | 1:6,884 | 1,273 |
| United States | 77% | 3,009 | 1:120,484 | 5,048 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2,625 | 1:2,953 | 217 |
| Philippines | 80% | 1,722 | 1:61,562 | 4,154 |
| Brazil | 88% | 1,117 | 1:191,796 | 8,692 |
| England | 85% | 949 | 1:58,591 | 2,632 |
| Egypt | 100% | 933 | 1:98,500 | 4,548 |
| Papua New Guinea | 94% | 629 | 1:12,961 | 1,295 |
| Canada | 83% | 583 | 1:56,833 | 3,587 |
| India | 62% | 487 | 1:2,494,616 | 120,999 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 408 | 1:75,521 | 8,273 |
| Bangladesh | - | 367 | 1:434,500 | 16,631 |
| Nigeria | 81% | 311 | 1:570,946 | 17,222 |
| Lebanon | 85% | 289 | 1:19,473 | 1,499 |
| Iraq | 100% | 270 | 1:129,696 | 2,763 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 268 | 1:9,174 | 858 |
| Jordan | 100% | 235 | 1:37,561 | 1,393 |
| South Africa | 58% | 219 | 1:249,008 | 14,984 |
| Australia | - | 195 | 1:70,039 | 2,957 |
| Armenia | 100% | 174 | 1:16,774 | 1,096 |
| Spain | 69% | 158 | 1:294,493 | 4,932 |
| Wales | 79% | 147 | 1:21,050 | 1,145 |
| Iran | 100% | 100 | 1:784,969 | 7,555 |
| Ivory Coast | 75% | 94 | 1:245,489 | 11,500 |
| Malawi | 67% | 85 | 1:201,321 | 8,458 |
| Solomon Islands | 100% | 81 | 1:7,172 | 785 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 79 | 1:382,302 | 11,180 |
| Syria | - | 68 | 1:283,913 | 2,506 |
| Ireland | 100% | 67 | 1:69,306 | 1,986 |
| Suriname | - | 66 | 1:8,376 | 1,618 |
| Cambodia | 72% | 63 | 1:258,307 | 7,431 |
| Denmark | - | 60 | 1:94,158 | 2,776 |
| Colombia | 76% | 55 | 1:868,708 | 10,541 |
| New Zealand | - | 55 | 1:82,474 | 3,753 |
| Panama | 100% | 46 | 1:84,925 | 4,484 |
| Zimbabwe | 88% | 46 | 1:335,300 | 17,328 |
| Russia | 58% | 45 | 1:3,205,193 | 18,301 |
| Germany | 62% | 40 | 1:2,416,947 | 12,954 |
| Israel | 91% | 39 | 1:215,459 | 6,407 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 37 | 1:281,926 | 10,232 |
| Sweden | 52% | 37 | 1:266,430 | 8,432 |
| France | 82% | 35 | 1:1,899,153 | 11,366 |
| Kenya | - | 34 | 1:1,361,974 | 19,737 |
| Palestine | 100% | 34 | 1:133,825 | 2,083 |
| Romania | 100% | 33 | 1:607,636 | 16,675 |
| Scotland | 95% | 33 | 1:162,132 | 3,108 |
| Ukraine | 96% | 33 | 1:1,378,785 | 4,098 |
| Mexico | 79% | 30 | 1:4,138,148 | 17,999 |
| Norway | 100% | 27 | 1:190,086 | 4,864 |
| Qatar | 67% | 23 | 1:103,026 | 12,248 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 19 | 1:71,654 | 5,624 |
| Peru | 56% | 18 | 1:1,766,192 | 19,056 |
| Uganda | 67% | 17 | 1:2,409,231 | 29,243 |
| Argentina | 89% | 16 | 1:2,673,328 | 8,808 |
| Costa Rica | 73% | 14 | 1:340,568 | 6,089 |
| Zambia | - | 14 | 1:1,132,485 | 16,312 |
| Belgium | 100% | 13 | 1:883,849 | 11,271 |
| Ecuador | - | 12 | 1:1,477,243 | 9,675 |
| Italy | 63% | 11 | 1:5,551,099 | 24,143 |
| Belize | 100% | 10 | 1:35,431 | 3,151 |
| Gibraltar | - | 9 | 1:3,793 | 625 |
| South Korea | - | 9 | 1:616,047 | 14,026 |
| Czechia | 84% | 8 | 1:1,332,020 | 3,968 |
| Finland | 75% | 8 | 1:685,398 | 7,121 |
| Switzerland | 79% | 8 | 1:1,026,687 | 12,013 |
| Georgia | 67% | 7 | 1:534,067 | 9,579 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 7 | 1:2,535,264 | 17,782 |
| Turkey | 100% | 7 | 1:11,114,530 | 34,230 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7 | 1:1,021,713 | 39,786 |
| Japan | - | 6 | 1:21,331,010 | 46,700 |
| Brunei | - | 5 | 1:83,914 | 1,339 |
| Cuba | - | 5 | 1:2,301,310 | 5,387 |
| Greece | 100% | 5 | 1:2,186,910 | 11,382 |
| Honduras | - | 5 | 1:1,763,493 | 15,274 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | 1:460,786 | 2,461 |
| Afghanistan | 100% | 4 | 1:8,155,879 | 35,337 |
| Botswana | - | 4 | 1:546,112 | 13,807 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Oman | 100% | 4 | 1:1,027,167 | 6,577 |
| Poland | 67% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 4 | 1:44,454 | 3,465 |
| Albania | 100% | 3 | 1:1,015,523 | 26,928 |
| Austria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,838,067 | 11,255 |
| Barbados | - | 3 | 1:96,596 | 2,324 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 3 | 1:2,330,130 | 16,302 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Chile | 80% | 3 | 1:5,869,069 | 26,159 |
| Nicaragua | 50% | 3 | 1:2,006,112 | 19,543 |
| Vietnam | 100% | 3 | 1:30,874,371 | 5,995 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 2 | 1:1,762,229 | 6,852 |
| El Salvador | - | 2 | 1:3,170,893 | 11,665 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Luxembourg | - | 2 | 1:282,024 | 3,520 |
| Pakistan | 100% | 2 | 1:97,178,840 | 228,758 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 2 | 1:1,775,150 | 6,781 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| American Samoa | - | 1 | 1:55,845 | 3,376 |
| Azerbaijan | - | 1 | 1:9,642,944 | 42,290 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Benin | - | 1 | 1:10,575,843 | 90,010 |
| Bolivia | - | 1 | 1:10,601,404 | 9,299 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Burundi | - | 1 | 1:9,906,559 | 2,558 |
| Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:871,076 | 5,368 |
| Faroe Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:49,127 | 2,467 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Guernsey | - | 1 | 1:63,331 | 901 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Marshall Islands | 100% | 1 | 1:51,230 | 5,014 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 1 | 1:7,236,805 | 16,549 |
| Samoa | - | 1 | 1:195,190 | 1,348 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 1 | 1:20,799,087 | 16,824 |
| Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:37,806,975 | 10,689 |
| Tanzania | 100% | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Uruguay | - | 1 | 1:3,427,637 | 13,958 |
| Vanuatu | - | 1 | 1:261,792 | 1,604 |
| Yemen | - | 1 | 1:26,296,751 | 14,474 |
Lian (1,116,168) may also be a surname.
Lian Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Chinese name, meaning: The graceful willow.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
The name Layan, Lian, or Lyan means 'softness', 'tenderness'.
- layanThe name Lyan or Lian means 'child of the sun'.
- minhokupaLian Forename Popularity
Lian Demographics
Average Lian Salary in
United States
$40,737 USD
Per year
Rank:
241,358 of 531,972
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.00079809
Rank: 5,107 of 532,209
Percentage of national average salary:
93.59%
Sample size: 1,615 (2014)
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
Per month:
$3,596 USD
Per week:
$799 USD
Per day:
$118 USD
Phonetically Similar Names
Lian Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Lian in the Russian language | ||
| Лиан | lian | - |
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