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Liao

Chinese family name (廖)
Intangible family_name Q1929472
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Liao

Summary

Liao is a family name[1]. Liao has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Liao's instance of is recorded as family name[3].
  • Liao's instance of is recorded as Chinese family name[4].
  • Liao's writing system is recorded as Chinese characters[5].
  • Liao's Commons category is recorded as Liào (surname)[6].
  • Liao's language of work or name is recorded as Chinese[7].
  • Liao's said to be the same as is recorded as Liao[8].
  • Liao's said to be the same as is recorded as Liow[9].
  • Liao's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Liào (surname)[10].
  • Liao's described by source is recorded as Hundred Family Surnames[11].
  • Liao's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[12].
  • Liao's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '廖'}[13].
  • Liao's different from is recorded as Liao[14].
  • Liao's transliteration or transcription is recorded as Liào[15].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include family name[3] and Chinese family name[4].

Why It Matters

Liao has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] Liao is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Shih-Wei Liao

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . lausanne2020.sport. Retrieved . lausanne2020.sport. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Tommylung · 2026-07-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Hundred Family Surnames, Gujin Tushu Jicheng
    Writing system → Chinese characters
    Instance of → family name, Chinese family name
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2440]]: Liu"
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