Liang Surname
Approximately 12,514,040 people bear this surname
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The meaning of this surname is 'bridge', 'beam', 'elevator', 'mast'.
Liang Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 12,303,936 | 1:111 | 25 |
| Taiwan | 98,981 | 1:237 | 42 |
| United States | 25,387 | 1:14,277 | 1,785 |
| Thailand | 20,959 | 1:3,370 | 77 |
| Singapore | 18,549 | 1:297 | 50 |
| Hong Kong | 10,120 | 1:725 | 93 |
| Malaysia | 9,685 | 1:3,045 | 455 |
| Canada | 6,341 | 1:5,811 | 843 |
| Indonesia | 5,211 | 1:25,379 | 3,024 |
| Australia | 3,289 | 1:8,208 | 1,218 |
| Macau | 1,580 | 1:381 | 90 |
| England | 909 | 1:61,296 | 7,229 |
| France | 732 | 1:90,741 | 13,066 |
| Ecuador | 702 | 1:22,658 | 3,093 |
| Dominican Republic | 670 | 1:15,572 | 1,118 |
| Philippines | 541 | 1:187,132 | 29,924 |
| New Zealand | 526 | 1:8,609 | 1,487 |
| Spain | 491 | 1:95,218 | 7,881 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Brazil | 393 | 1:544,718 | 20,417 |
| Japan | 353 | 1:362,165 | 12,208 |
| Brunei | 340 | 1:1,232 | 245 |
| Germany | 311 | 1:258,860 | 27,806 |
| Venezuela | 308 | 1:98,065 | 3,640 |
| United Arab Emirates | 297 | 1:30,849 | 3,358 |
| Sweden | 244 | 1:40,356 | 3,216 |
| Netherlands | 241 | 1:70,071 | 11,928 |
| South Africa | 221 | 1:245,148 | 25,005 |
| Suriname | 205 | 1:2,696 | 419 |
| Mexico | 189 | 1:656,752 | 10,450 |
| Tonga | 175 | 1:613 | 165 |
| Vietnam | 149 | 1:621,786 | 1,581 |
| Chile | 92 | 1:191,483 | 6,147 |
| India | 79 | 1:9,709,688 | 189,874 |
| Belize | 76 | 1:4,677 | 831 |
| Panama | 75 | 1:52,163 | 2,511 |
| Ireland | 71 | 1:66,323 | 4,252 |
| Denmark | 60 | 1:94,079 | 8,936 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Costa Rica | 59 | 1:81,018 | 1,498 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Guatemala | 56 | 1:287,190 | 4,402 |
| Belgium | 55 | 1:209,030 | 27,072 |
| Italy | 53 | 1:1,153,900 | 73,671 |
| Qatar | 53 | 1:44,491 | 4,459 |
| Scotland | 52 | 1:102,958 | 6,964 |
| Finland | 46 | 1:119,494 | 11,620 |
| Pakistan | 41 | 1:4,357,168 | 30,068 |
| Switzerland | 41 | 1:200,315 | 17,548 |
| South Korea | 37 | 1:1,384,872 | 373 |
| Myanmar | 36 | 1:1,442,722 | 585 |
| Mauritius | 35 | 1:36,955 | 7,021 |
| Russia | 34 | 1:4,238,913 | 201,756 |
| Papua New Guinea | 30 | 1:271,791 | 36,992 |
| Argentina | 29 | 1:1,473,911 | 82,038 |
| Botswana | 28 | 1:78,105 | 13,263 |
| Israel | 26 | 1:329,140 | 27,831 |
| Aruba | 23 | 1:4,499 | 638 |
| Curaçao | 19 | 1:8,276 | 277 |
| Malta | 18 | 1:23,904 | 1,289 |
| Hungary | 17 | 1:577,428 | 34,558 |
| Guam | 16 | 1:10,008 | 1,526 |
| Jamaica | 11 | 1:260,904 | 6,695 |
| Fiji | 9 | 1:99,377 | 1,883 |
| Laos | 9 | 1:732,036 | 508 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| American Samoa | 8 | 1:6,970 | 1,431 |
| Cambodia | 8 | 1:1,935,893 | 7,100 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Northern Ireland | 6 | 1:307,506 | 12,899 |
| Poland | 6 | 1:6,334,792 | 156,558 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Honduras | 5 | 1:1,763,288 | 5,823 |
| Austria | 4 | 1:2,128,859 | 91,203 |
| Bangladesh | 4 | 1:39,839,193 | 17,324 |
| Colombia | 4 | 1:11,943,518 | 26,735 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Greece | 4 | 1:2,769,948 | 101,568 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Armenia | 3 | 1:976,727 | 13,552 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Kazakhstan | 3 | 1:5,894,165 | 166,702 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 1:454,658 | 14,297 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Iran | 2 | 1:38,391,262 | 236,033 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Paraguay | 2 | 1:3,618,373 | 13,977 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Cook Islands | 1 | 1:18,179 | 1,485 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Liang (42,318) may also be a first name.
Liang Surname Meaning
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Liang Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liang Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Liang (Hindi: ळीांगा, Marathi: िलयांग, Oriya: ଲିଆ, Russian: Лианг) occurs in China more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Liang? popularity and diffusion
The last name Liang is the 38th most commonly used family name in the world, held by around 1 in 582 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Liang are found; 99 percent are found in East Asia and 99 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. Liang is also the 21,227th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 42,318 people.
The last name Liang is most widely held in China, where it is borne by 12,303,936 people, or 1 in 111. Besides China this surname is found in 130 countries. It is also found in Taiwan, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Liang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Liang has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Liang last name rose 423,117 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Liang Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Liang surname are 17.56% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.79% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Liang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 78.7% less than the national average, earning €6,395 per year; in Norway they earn 3.31% more than the national average, earning 357,551 kr per year; in Peru they earn 27.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 14,040 per year; in South Africa they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning R 264,840 per year; in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,778 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.62% more than the national average, earning $52,974 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Liang Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Liang in the Hindi language | ||
| ळीांगा | lianga | - |
| Liang in the Oriya language | ||
| ଲିଆ | li'a | - |
| Liang in the Marathi language | ||
| िलयांग | ilayanga | 80 |
| िलआंग | ila'anga | 20 |
| Liang in the Russian language | ||
| Лианг | liang | - |
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