Surname
Liu
267
Bearers
6363.
Rank
male
Gender
Meaning
A patronymic surname – 'of the family of…' (after an ancestor).
Origin: a patronymic suffix
A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.
Surname distribution by municipality
Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 30 municipalities.
Map 1 · distribution of surname Liu — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)
| # | Region | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hlavní město Praha | 182 |
| 2 | Středočeský kraj | 24 |
| 3 | Jihomoravský kraj | 14 |
| 4 | Jihočeský kraj | 10 |
| 5 | Liberecký kraj | 9 |
| 6 | Moravskoslezský kraj | 8 |
| 7 | Ústecký kraj | 7 |
| 8 | Olomoucký kraj | 5 |
| 9 | Plzeňský kraj | 2 |
| 10 | Pardubický kraj | 2 |
| 11 | Karlovarský kraj | 2 |
| 12 | Královéhradecký kraj | 1 |
| 13 | Kraj Vysočina | 1 |
| Total CZ | 267 |
| # | Municipality | Bearers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Praha | 182 |
| 2 | Brno | 12 |
| 3 | Černošice | 8 |
| 4 | Ostrava | 8 |
| 5 | Liberec | 5 |
| 6 | Olomouc | 5 |
| 7 | Beroun | 4 |
| 8 | Brandýs nad Labem-Stará Boleslav | 4 |
| 9 | Ústí nad Labem | 4 |
| 10 | Nymburk | 3 |
| 11 | Jindřichův Hradec | 3 |
| 12 | Říčany | 2 |
| 13 | České Budějovice | 2 |
| 14 | Český Krumlov | 2 |
| 15 | Strakonice | 2 |
| 16 | Karlovy Vary | 2 |
| 17 | Plzeň | 2 |
| 18 | Česká Lípa | 2 |
| 19 | Jablonec nad Nisou | 2 |
| 20 | Pardubice | 2 |
| 21 | Znojmo | 2 |
| 22 | Benešov | 1 |
| 23 | Kolín | 1 |
| 24 | Neratovice | 1 |
| 25 | Dačice | 1 |
| 26 | Děčín | 1 |
| 27 | Litoměřice | 1 |
| 28 | Bílina | 1 |
| 29 | Vrchlabí | 1 |
| 30 | Jihlava | 1 |
Historical trend by year of birth
Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).
Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011