Chenliu Surname

171,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,512 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Chenliu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chenliu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan2,5001:9,378181
China91:151,924,6187,954
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chenliu (1,834) may also be a first name.

Chenliu Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chenliu Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Chenliu is borne by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chenliu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 171,412th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,901,093 people. The surname Chenliu occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Chenliu reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Sino-East Asia. Chenliu is also the 178,130th most prevalent given name worldwide, borne by 1,834 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Taiwan, where it is carried by 2,500 people, or 1 in 9,378. In Taiwan it is most prevalent in: Kaohsiung City, where 18 percent are found, Taichung City, where 18 percent are found and New Taipei City, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Taiwan this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in China, where 0 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chengliu9330/
Chenlu921,170/
Cengliu86304/
Chen'lu861/
Chenlou861/
Shenliu861/
Chanliu861/
Chanliau80249/
Henlau7738/
Chonlu7725/
Chinlu777/
Henlou772/
Shenlu772/
Chanlu772/
Henleu771/
Schoenlau7537/
Hysenlliu7513/
Shinliu7121/
Chainlu716/
Chanlau714/
Chanlui711/
Zengliu711/
Cenluch711/
Heinluy711/
Henluis711/
Schönlau67444/
Heinluht6731/
Senlu6723/
Genlu672/
Chemlouh672/
Jenlu671/
Hemlu671/
Chanlluu671/
Chinellu671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chenliu
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