All over the world, ลิว (Lio 
, Lewi 
, ลิว 
) is a common mostly male, but seldom female first name. The first name ลิว is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, Indonesia, where it is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently feminine name, and Guatemala, where it is quite a rare male name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Indonesia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Italy. Also, ลิว is the last name as well as the forename.