Surname 刘

Last name 刘 (Liu , Lau , 刘 , along with others...) , throughout the world, is a prevalent family name. The last name 刘 is habitual in China, where it is a prevalent surname, Cayman Islands, and Hong Kong (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Eastern Asia, particularly China, South Korea, and Hong Kong.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name 刘

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Lau, Liu	Hong Kong, Taiwan, United States, Indonesia, China
Liú, 刘	China
유	South Korea

Last names said to be same

Ju, Lao, Lauv, Lauw, Liew, Liou, Loo, Low, Lowe, Làu, Lâu, Lưu, Yoo, You, Yu, Лау, Лю, Ю, יו, לאו, ליו, لاو, لو, ليو, لیو, يو, หลิว, ユ, ユー, ラウ, ラオ, リュー, ロー, 兪, 刘氏, 劉, 劉氏, 庾, and 流

Notable namesakes

	刘向 Chinese official, scholar and writer (77–6 BCE), CN (b. 77)
	刘歆 Chinese astronomer, mathematician, historian, librarian and politician (c. 50 BCE-23CE), MO (b. 50)
	刘表 Chinese military general and warlord (142-208), CN (b. 142)
	刘贺 Emperor of the Han dynasty (92–59 BC), CN (b. 92)
	刘备 Chinese warlord and founding Emperor of Shu Han (161–223), CN (b. 161)
	刘璋 Late 2nd/early 3rd century Eastern Han warlord, CN (b. 162)
	刘据 Chinese prince, CN (b. 128)
	刘洪 Chinese astronomer and official (129–210), CN (b. 130)
	刘劭 3rd century Cao Wei state official and poet, CN (b. 150)
	刘谌 Chinese Prince of Beidi from 259 to 263, CN (b. 201)
	刘晔 Chinese adviser to warlord Cao Cao (died 234), CN (b. 171)
	刘徽 Chinese mathematician from Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms period), CN (b. 225)
	刘焉 Eastern Han warlord (died 194), CN (b. 200)
	刘邦 Founding emperor of the Han Dynasty (256–195 BC), CN (b. 256)
	刘璿 Crown Prince of Shu Han (224-264), CN (b. 224)

Characteristic forenames

Lu, Ri), and Liu