Liao (Chinese:廖) is aChinese surname, most commonly found inTaiwan and Southern China. Statistics show it is among the100 most common surnames inmainland China; figures from the Ministry of Public Security showed it to be the 61st most common surname, shared by around 4.2 million Chinese citizens.[1]
Thepinyin romanisation of theMandarin pronunciation isLiào. ItsCantonese pronunciation is generally transcribed as Liew. Other romanisations of the name include Leo, Leow, Liau, Liaw, Liauw, Leeau, Lio, Liow, Leaw, Leou, Lau, Loh, Liu, Liêu, Liew, Liw and Lew.
This page lists people with thesurnameLiao. If aninternal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change thatlink by adding the person'sgiven name(s) to the link.
