Liao () is a

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

, most commonly found in

Taiwan Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the nort ...

and Southern China. Statistics show it is among the 100 most common surnames in

mainland China "Mainland China" is a geopolitical term defined as the territory governed by the People's Republic of China (including islands like Hainan or Chongming), excluding dependent territories of the PRC, and other territories within Greater 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.中国最新300大姓排名 (2008)
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pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

romanisation of the

Mandarin Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to: Language * Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country ** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China ** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...

pronunciation is . Its

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

pronunciation is generally transcribed as Liu. Other romanisations of the name include Leo, Leow, Liau, Liaw, Liauw, Leeau, Lio, Liow, Leaw, Leou, Lau, Loh, Liu, Liêu, Liew, Liw and Lew.

Notable people surnamed 廖

People with the surname Liao include: *

Ashley Liao Ashley Liao (born October 21, 2001) is an American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the series '' Fuller House'' and ''The Kicks''. She has since appeared in the Disney+ film ''Secret Society of Second-Born Royals'' and the Ap ...

(born 2001), American actress *

Bernice Liu Bernice Jan Liu (born January 6, 1979) is a Canadian actress, singer, and commercial model based in Hong Kong. She has previously held the title Miss Chinese Vancouver 2000 as well as Miss Chinese International 2001, the latter position bringing ...

(, born 1979), Canadian actress and former TVB model *

Liao Cheng-hao Liao Cheng-hao (; 30 March 1946 – 31 January 2022) was a Taiwanese politician. Liao attended the National Taiwan University College of Law and served as deputy director-general of the Government Information Office and Executive Yuan before ...

, Minister of

Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being impacted upon by numerous fields, with many differing viewpoints and perspective ...

of the

Republic of China Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia, at the junction of the East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast ...

(1996–1998) *

Liao Chengzhi Liao Chengzhi (; 25 September 1908 – 10 June 1983) was a Chinese politician. He joined the Communist Party of China in 1928, and rose to the position of director of the Xinhua News Agency; after 1949, he worked in various positions related to ...

(1908–1983), Chinese politician * Liao Chi-chun (1902–1976), Taiwanese oil painter and sculptor * Liao Feng-teh (1951–2008), Taiwanese politician *

Gladys Liu Gladys Liu ( yue, 廖嬋娥, ; born 6 April 1964) is a British Hong Kong, Hong Kong-born Australian former politician, who represented the Division of Chisholm in Victoria for the Liberal Party from her election in May 2019 to her defeat at the ...

, Hong Kong-born Australian politician *

Liao Hua Liao Hua (late 180s - 264), courtesy name Yuanjian, originally named Liao Chun, was a military general of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Like Zhang Yi and Zong Yu, Liao was one of few officials who served the Sh ...

(died 264), military general * Liao Hui (born 1942), Hong Kong politician * Liao Hui (born 1987), Chinese weightlifter * Liao Liou-yi, Magistrate of

Taichung County Taichung County was a county in central Taiwan between 1945 and 2010. The county seat was in Yuanlin Township before 1950 and Fongyuan City after 1950. History Taichung County was established on 26 November 1945 on the territory of Taichū P ...

(1989–1997) *

Martin Liao Martin Liao Cheung-kong, JP (, born 1957) is a non-official member of the Executive Council of Hong Kong and a member of Legislative Council of Hong Kong for Commercial (Second) constituency and a barrister. Background Liao received his honor ...

(born 1957), Hong Kong politician *

Liao Qiuyun Liao Qiuyun (, born 13 July 1995) is a Chinese weightlifter. She is the silver medalist at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and World and Asian Champion. She competes in the women's 55 kg division. Career In early 2019 she competed at the ...

(born 1995), Chinese weightlifter * Liao Tianding *

Liao Yaoxiang Liao Yiaoxiang (; 16 May 1906 – 2 December 1968), was a high-ranking Kuomintang commander who successful fought against both the Imperial Japanese Army and Chinese Communist forces. Apart from General Sun Liren, he was one of the few Nationalis ...

(1906–1968), a high-ranking Kuomintang commander *

Liao Yiwu Liao may refer to: Chinese history * Liao (Zhou dynasty state) (蓼), two states in ancient China during the Spring and Autumn period in the 8th and 7th centuries BC * Liao of Wu (吳王僚) (died 515 BC), king of Wu during ancient China's Spring a ...

(born 1958), Chinese author and poet *

Liao Zhongkai Liao Zhongkai (April 23, 1877 – August 20, 1925) was a Chinese-American Kuomintang leader and financier. He was the principal architect of the first Kuomintang–Chinese Communist Party (KMT–CCP) United Front in the 1920s. He was assassina ...

(1877–1925), Kuomintang leader * Liau Huei-fang, Deputy Minister of

Labor Labour or labor may refer to: * Childbirth, the delivery of a baby * Labour (human activity), or work ** Manual labour, physical work ** Wage labour, a socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer ** Organized labour and the la ...

of the

(2016–2017)

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Notable people surnamed 廖

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