Liao is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Liao
No. of characters: 4
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Liao

How popular is Liao?

Liao is common in China.

Liao is ranked 126 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Liaos grew by 46.97626 per cent to 8482 since 2000 and ranked 4177 after elevating 1357 spots. The last name was found in around 29 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 95.91 95.95
Others 1.73 1.68
White 1.56 1.56
Hispanic or Latino 0.66 0.71
Liao is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Taiwan is ahead in terms of density. Around 3883262 people have been found who wears Liao as their family name. Liao is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
8,065 Trinidad and Tobago10
244,758 Ukraine10
927 South Korea9
478 Myanmar7
1,667 Cambodia4
122,390 Belarus4
1,647 Fiji3
32,695 Nigeria3
15,956 Venezuela3
1,418 Madagascar3
4,096 Dominican Republic3
1,472 The Bahamas2
10,858 Tunisia2
2,168 Suriname2
12,172 Ghana2
6,900 Oman2
147,165 Czech Republic2
5,630 Northern Ireland2
17,547 Colombia2
1,235 Belize2
12,844 Pakistan2
17,692 Armenia2
7,790 Zambia1
9,116 Nicaragua1
6,820 Angola1
15,705 Cameroon1
20,172 Hungary1
134,667 Zimbabwe1
2,211 Brunei1
10,190 Bahrain1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
19,533 Uruguay1
1,542 Andorra1
1,819 Laos1
5,872 Namibia1
5,916 Mozambique1
2,024 Mongolia1
480 Micronesia1
8,268 Mauritius1
6,688 Malawi1
49,529 Israel1
5,924 Paraguay1
58,885 Poland1
340 Comoros1
53,505 Turkey1
2,877 Cuba1
746 Dominica1
1,179 Swaziland1
25,721 Egypt1
36,814 Romania1
24,176 Qatar1
8,828 Puerto Rico1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,210 Thailand48
15,525 Norway46
12,527 Denmark44
18,843 Chile36
188,148 Indonesia36
8,504 Ireland33
313,372 Russia23
3,830 Luxembourg20
3,664 Costa Rica16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
18,065 Belgium97
6,636 Ecuador92
11,356 United Arab Emirates84
5,257 Wales68
Countries with hundreds of Liao:
572 Panama816
8,567 Spain453
16,752 South Africa365
35 French Polynesia336
239 Macau295
18,962 Argentina284
8,230 Peru242
3,289 New Zealand232
15,678 Saudi Arabia192
109,506 India187
5,438 Sweden174
16,033 Netherlands173
46,207 Italy168
21,011 Mexico157
8,235 Switzerland144
5,813 Finland133
9,948 Austria131
4,429 Scotland131
Countries with thousands of Liao:
199 Hong Kong2,622
917 Vietnam2,583
1,975 Canada2,555
305 Singapore1,810
5,130 Germany1,782
1,788 Malaysia1,568
9,239 Brazil1,495
2,240 Australia1,396
6,536 England1,070
8,821 France1,016
Countries with ten thousands of Liao:
1,384 Japan11,184
922 Philippines10,247
3,967 United States10,065
Countries with hundred thousands of Liao:
16 Taiwan271,063
Countries with millions of Liao:
77 China3,557,438
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Liao Namesakes

  • Alexandra Liao, Model
  • James Hiroyuki Liao, Actor
  • Kelly Liao, Actress
  • Ching-Song Liao, Film Editor
  • James Hiroyuki Liao, Actor
  • Chi-Je Liao, Short Track Speed Skater
  • Koki Liao, Television producer
  • Marci Yi-Ting Liao, Author
  • Emperor Taizu of Liao, Political leader
  • Emperor Shizong of Liao, Prince
  • Yue Liao, from 2017 horror film Spy Eyes, who characterized N.
  • In 2016, Ashley Liao portrayed the role of Manda in family flick Jessica Darling's It List.
  • Jian Liao, from 2011 comedy film Hei dian, who characterized N.
  • Chun Liao portrayed leading role of N in 1986 comedy movie Feng kuang da zuo xiu.
  • In 1957, Jianhua Liao portrayed the role of N in drama film Bai yue ji.
  • In 2009 comedy, romance film, Lao Wu de Aosika, Weiwei Liao characterized N.
  • In 1970 drama flick, Ku qing hua, Chi Liao played N.
  • In 1982 0 film, Ai yu kuang chao, Yung Hsiang Liao played N.

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