Liaw Surname

57,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Liaw Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liaw Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia6,4131:4,599651
United States9651:375,60533,232
Singapore4791:11,498568
Canada1991:185,15418,322
Hong Kong1971:37,236652
Australia1951:138,43914,922
Indonesia1411:937,93869,491
Thailand731:967,649148,690
Taiwan491:478,4643,638
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
England221:2,532,63991,802
China201:68,366,0783,721
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Brunei81:52,3411,746
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Fiji11:894,3914,568
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Belize11:355,4743,977
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Liaw (1,516) may also be a first name.

Liaw Last Name Facts

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

The last name Liaw occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Liaw.

How Common Is The Last Name Liaw? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 57,157th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 822,429 people. Liaw is mostly found in Asia, where 84 percent of Liaw reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 74 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Liaw is also the 199,448th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 1,516 people.

It is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is carried by 6,413 people, or 1 in 4,599. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Sabah, where 26 percent are found, Sarawak, where 22 percent are found and Selangor, where 20 percent are found. Without taking into account Malaysia Liaw occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and Singapore, where 5 percent are found.

Liaw Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Liaw last name are 10.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.76% registered with the party.

The amount Liaw earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.21% more than the national average, earning $57,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.06% more than the national average, earning $59,155 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liauw891,534/
Liawe89422/
Liavw891/
Law86246,411/
Glilaw801/
Liow756,975/
Lawe755,723/
Lauw752,264/
Liab751,340/
Leaw75721/
Liav75370/
Leiw7536/
Laiw7520/
Laaw7519/
Lawf755/
Loiw753/
Layw753/
Hlaw753/
Liaf751/
Lyaw751/
Llaw751/
Laww750/
Hlawe67448/
Liabø67316/
Liova6775/
Leiwe6770/
Lauwe6748/
Lahaw6734/
Laawe6730/
Laiwe6724/
Lawch6714/
Lyawe6713/
Leawe6710/
Lawhe677/
Liaft675/
Lauws674/
Liaib673/
Lachw673/
Llauw672/
Lauwf672/
Laszw672/
Lawth671/
Leaws671/
Lawff671/
Leisw671/
Lhauw671/
Laywe671/
Llavw671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Liaw
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