Liow Surname
Approximately 6,975 people bear this surname
Liow Surname User-submission:
The modern inscription of Liow (Liao 廖 蓼 飂) in Hanyu pinyin system, the last 2 Chinese characters being used way back in 200 BC. Liow variants are as follow;
Liao - in China or Taiwan in modern Hanyu pinyin system.
Liow, Liaw - commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan as in Min pronounciation.
Read More About This SurnameLiow Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 4,458 | 1:6,616 | 831 |
| Indonesia | 1,339 | 1:98,767 | 10,219 |
| Singapore | 603 | 1:9,134 | 495 |
| Thailand | 161 | 1:438,747 | 76,894 |
| United States | 117 | 1:3,097,940 | 179,693 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| New Zealand | 65 | 1:69,667 | 10,483 |
| England | 54 | 1:1,031,816 | 50,675 |
| Japan | 50 | 1:2,556,886 | 31,037 |
| Canada | 20 | 1:1,842,280 | 119,096 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Mauritius | 9 | 1:143,713 | 8,076 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Liow (265) may also be a first name.
Liow Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The modern inscription of Liow (Liao 廖 蓼 飂) in Hanyu pinyin system, the last 2 Chinese characters being used way back in 200 BC. Liow variants are as follow;
Liao - in China or Taiwan in modern Hanyu pinyin system.
Liow, Liaw - commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan as in Min pronounciation.
Liu, Liew - in HK of cantonese version.
Lieu - in Vietnam of Vietnamese version.
- liow.hkLiow Demographics
Average Liow Salary in
United States
$46,049 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Liow Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Liow Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Liow occurs in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Liow? popularity and diffusion
The surname Liow is the 70,866th most widely held last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 1,044,809 people. The last name Liow is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Liow live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 83 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Liow is also the 546,451st most widespread first name in the world It is held by 265 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 4,458 people, or 1 in 6,616. In Malaysia it is most frequent in: Selangor, where 31 percent live, Johor, where 31 percent live and Sabah, where 9 percent live. Barring Malaysia this last name exists in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent live and Singapore, where 9 percent live.
Liow Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Liow last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.
Liow earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.72% more than the national average, earning $46,049 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 86 | 146,986 | / |
| Lowe | 75 | 215,662 | / |
| Louw | 75 | 84,096 | / |
| Liaw | 75 | 8,861 | / |
| Lowa | 75 | 3,858 | / |
| Luow | 75 | 30 | / |
| Loow | 75 | 15 | / |
| Lovw | 75 | 11 | / |
| Hlow | 75 | 8 | / |
| Lgow | 75 | 6 | / |
| Liob | 75 | 4 | / |
| Loiw | 75 | 3 | / |
| Llow | 75 | 3 | / |
| Lowh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lowf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lhow | 75 | 1 | / |
| Lohw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Liov | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loyw | 75 | 1 | / |
| Loww | 75 | 0 | / |
| Liof | 75 | 0 | / |
| Lowth | 67 | 787 | / |
| Louwe | 67 | 454 | / |
| Liawe | 67 | 422 | / |
| Liova | 67 | 75 | / |
| Luowe | 67 | 48 | / |
| Llowe | 67 | 5 | / |
| Hlowe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Liobė | 67 | 2 | / |
| Lyows | 67 | 2 | / |
| Loowf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louww | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hllow | 67 | 1 | / |
| Louwt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Llowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lowch | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hlowa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liavw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Loowe | 67 | 1 | / |
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