Liang (surname)
The Chinese character for Liang | |
| Pronunciation | Liáng (Mandarin Pinyin) Loeng4 (Cantonese Jyutping) |
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| Origin | |
| Meaning | From the State of Liang, Liang dynasty, beam, bridge, ridge |
| Other names | |
| Variant forms | Leung, Leong, Lyang, Lio, Leon |
| Transliteration | Regions |
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| Liang | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan |
| Leung | Hong Kong |
| Leong | Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia, Singapore |
| Liong | Indonesia, Fuzhou |
| Neo/Lio/Lyo/Leo | Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan |
| Yang (양) / Ryang (량) | Korea |
| Lương | Vietnam |
| Leang | Cambodia |
| Diang/Diam/Leong/Liong/Niu | Philippines |
| Leon | Guatemala, Nicaragua |
Liang (Chinese: 梁) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. The surname is often transliterated as Leung (in Hong Kong) or Leong (in Macau, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Philippines) according to its Cantonese and Hakka pronunciation, Neo / Lio / Niu (Hokkien, Teochew, Hainan), or Liong (Fuzhou). In Indonesia, it is known as Liong or Nio. It is also common in Korea, where it is written Yang (양) or Ryang (량). In Vietnam, it is pronounced as Lương.
It is listed 128th in the classic text Hundred Family Surnames. In 2019 it was the 22nd most common surname in mainland China. In comparison, it is the 7th most common surname in Hong Kong, where it is usually written Leung or Leong.