Liow Surname

70,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,975 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

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.

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Liow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4,4581:6,616831
Indonesia1,3391:98,76710,219
Singapore6031:9,134495
Thailand1611:438,74776,894
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Australia671:402,92132,505
New Zealand651:69,66710,483
England541:1,031,81650,675
Japan501:2,556,88631,037
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
China121:113,943,4645,994
Mauritius91:143,7138,076
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
France11:66,422,722504,397

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.hk

Liow Last Name Facts

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

Liow is found most frequently in Malaysia. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Liow? popularity and diffusion

The surname Liow is the 70,866th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,044,809 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Liow reside; 94 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 83 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 546,451st most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 265 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 4,458 people, or 1 in 6,616. In Malaysia it is most common in: Selangor, where 31 percent are found, Johor, where 31 percent are found and Sabah, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Malaysia this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 19 percent are found and Singapore, where 9 percent are found.

Liow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Liow last name are 32.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 85.71% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Low86146,986/
Lowe75215,662/
Louw7584,096/
Liaw758,861/
Lowa753,858/
Luow7530/
Loow7515/
Lovw7511/
Hlow758/
Lgow756/
Liob754/
Loiw753/
Llow753/
Lowh751/
Lowf751/
Lhow751/
Lohw751/
Liov751/
Loyw751/
Loww750/
Liof750/
Lowth67787/
Louwe67454/
Liawe67422/
Liova6775/
Luowe6748/
Llowe675/
Hlowe673/
Liobė672/
Lyows672/
Loowf671/
Louww671/
Hllow671/
Louwt671/
Llowa671/
Lowch671/
Hlowa671/
Liavw671/
Loowe671/

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