Liaw Surname
Approximately 8,861 people bear this surname
Liaw Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 6,413 | 1:4,599 | 651 |
| United States | 965 | 1:375,605 | 33,232 |
| Singapore | 479 | 1:11,498 | 568 |
| Canada | 199 | 1:185,154 | 18,322 |
| Hong Kong | 197 | 1:37,236 | 652 |
| Australia | 195 | 1:138,439 | 14,922 |
| Indonesia | 141 | 1:937,938 | 69,491 |
| Thailand | 73 | 1:967,649 | 148,690 |
| Taiwan | 49 | 1:478,464 | 3,638 |
| New Zealand | 27 | 1:167,716 | 18,432 |
| England | 22 | 1:2,532,639 | 91,802 |
| China | 20 | 1:68,366,078 | 3,721 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Philippines | 8 | 1:12,654,778 | 228,986 |
| Brunei | 8 | 1:52,341 | 1,746 |
| Argentina | 6 | 1:7,123,902 | 190,047 |
| Paraguay | 5 | 1:1,447,349 | 11,454 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Liaw (1,516) may also be a first name.
Liaw Demographics
Average Male Liaw Height
169.39 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liauw | 89 | 1,534 | / |
| Liawe | 89 | 422 | / |
| Liavw | 89 | 1 | / |
| Law | 86 | 246,411 | / |
| Glilaw | 80 | 1 | / |
| Liow | 75 | 6,975 | / |
| Lawe | 75 | 5,723 | / |
| Lauw | 75 | 2,264 | / |
| Liab | 75 | 1,340 | / |
| Leaw | 75 | 721 | / |
| Liav | 75 | 370 | / |
| Leiw | 75 | 36 | / |
| Laiw | 75 | 20 | / |
| Laaw | 75 | 19 | / |
| Lawf | 75 | 5 | / |
| Loiw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Layw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Hlaw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Liaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lyaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Llaw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Laww | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hlawe | 67 | 448 | / |
| Liabø | 67 | 316 | / |
| Liova | 67 | 75 | / |
| Leiwe | 67 | 70 | / |
| Lauwe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Lahaw | 67 | 34 | / |
| Laawe | 67 | 30 | / |
| Laiwe | 67 | 24 | / |
| Lawch | 67 | 14 | / |
| Lyawe | 67 | 13 | / |
| Leawe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Lawhe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Liaft | 67 | 5 | / |
| Lauws | 67 | 4 | / |
| Liaib | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lachw | 67 | 3 | / |
| Llauw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lauwf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Laszw | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lawth | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leaws | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lawff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Leisw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lhauw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Laywe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llavw | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
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- 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 Liaw
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