Liú Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
China
Highest density in:
Guatemala

Liú Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Liú Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
China21:683,660,78330,601
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169

The alternate forms: Liu (74,139,464), Liǔ (1), Liù (1) & Liü (1) are calculated separately.

Liú (249) may also be a first name.

Liú Last Name Facts

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

Liú occurs more in China more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Liu, Liǔ, Liù or Liü. For other potential spellings of Liú click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Liú? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Liú is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Liú are found; 50 percent are found in East Asia and 50 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 565,047th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 249 people.

The last name Liú is most numerous in China, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 683,660,783. Barring China it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 25 percent live and Guatemala, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Liu8974,139,464/
Liǔ891/
Liù891/
Liü891/
Li80104,892,114/
80161/
Lei673,739,001/
Lai673,581,809/
Lui6799,152/
Lie6750,006/
Loi6738,016/
Lia6735,092/
Lio6711,281/
Lii671,162/
Lih671,158/
Lli671,018/
Liy67604/
Wli67340/
Lwi67174/
Lhi6791/
Lyi6786/
Lji6755/
Hli6730/
Lúa6719/
L I677/
Liò676/
Lié674/
Lúh673/
Laú672/
Lúe672/
Lió672/
Lúi671/
Lià671/
Liè671/
Liê671/
Loú671/
Léi671/
Lợi671/
Lại671/
Liṓ671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Liú
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