Liu

Also known as 劉, 刘, Liú, Lao, Low, Lauv, Liew, Loo

Liu (; or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'battle axe', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. Today, it is the 4th most common surname in mainland China as well as one of the most common surnames in the world.

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Surname.name: Liu
Surname.image: SurnameLiu.svg
Surname.caption: Liú surname in traditional Chinese characters
Surname.pronunciation: Liú () (Pinyin)Lau4Lâu (Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Surname.language: Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean
Surname.languageorigin: Old Chinese
Surname.variant: Liú (Mandarin)Lau (Cantonese, Hokkien)Lieu (Shanghainese)Lưu (Vietnamese)Yoo, Ryu (Korean)Ryu (Japanese)Liew (Malaysia)
Surname.seealso: LưuYoo (Korean surname)

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transliteration or transcription: 유
native label: 劉
IPA transcription: /lau¹³/
P8168: Iglesias
Commons category: Liú (surname)

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==Distribution== In 2019 Liu was the fourth most common surname in mainland China. Additionally, it was the most common surname in Jiangxi province. In 2013 it was found to be the 5th most common surname, shared by 67,700,000 people or 5.1% of the population, with the province with the most people being Shandong. Outside mainland China, Liu is also the 8th most common surname in Taiwan, the 30th most common in South Korea, and is present in smaller numbers in Vietnam.