Liauw Surname

256,892nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,534 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Suriname

Liauw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liauw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia7931:166,77116,188
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
United States1201:3,020,491176,226
Netherlands981:172,31824,957
Singapore941:58,5932,307
Suriname831:6,6581,580
Australia521:519,14839,018
Thailand391:1,811,240225,763
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Guam81:20,0153,029
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
China61:227,886,92811,701
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Brunei11:418,7313,893

Liauw (6,591) may also be a first name.

Liauw Last Name Facts

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

The surname Liauw is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liauw? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 256,892nd most widespread family name on earth, held by around 1 in 4,750,682 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 72 percent of Liauw reside; 61 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 80,673rd most numerous forename at a global level, borne by 6,591 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 793 people, or 1 in 166,771. In Indonesia Liauw is most frequent in: Jakarta, where 46 percent are found, West Java, where 21 percent are found and East Java, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Indonesia Liauw is found in 21 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Liauw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liauw surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 63.64% being registered with the party.

The amount Liauw earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 76.51% more than the national average, earning $76,161 USD per year and in Canada they earn 48.82% more than the national average, earning $73,937 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liaw898,861/
Lauw892,264/
Liuw89514/
Liawe80422/
Lauwe8048/
Liyaw8021/
Laiuw805/
Lauws804/
Liuwe803/
Lauwf802/
Llauw802/
Lijaw801/
Liavw801/
Lhauw801/
Layuw801/
Law75246,411/
Luw7544/
Liyawe7341/
Glilaw731/
Louw6784,096/
Laub679,170/
Lawe675,723/
Luwe674,343/
Lauf672,203/
Liab671,340/
Leaw67721/
Liav67370/
Leuw67208/
Lauv67186/
Lyuw6776/
Leiw6736/
Laiw6720/
Laaw6719/
Liub675/
Lawf675/
Hlaw673/
Layw673/
Loiw673/
Luww672/
Luuw671/
Luhw671/
Liaf671/
Llaw671/
Lguw671/
Lyaw671/
Luiw671/
Hlajuwe671/
Laww670/

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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
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  • 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 Liauw
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