All around the world, Lưu (Luu 
, リュウ 
, Lưu 
) is quite a common unisex first name. The first name Lưu is characteristic of Uruguay, where it is quite a common feminine name, Macao, and Vietnam, where it is quite a rare epicene name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Vietnam, Uruguay, and China. Likewise, Lưu is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Luu | Canada, Myanmar, Vietnam, Australia, United States |
| リュウ | Japan |
| Lưu | Canada, France, Vietnam, Australia, United States |
Lưu is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| lưu văn lang VN (b. 1880) |
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| lưu trọng lư poet, VN (b. 1912) |
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lưu hương giang Vietnamese singer, VN (b. 1983) |
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lưu thị diễm hương Miss World Vietnamese 2010, VN (b. 1990) |
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| lưu kim cương VN (b. 1933) |
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| lưu duẩn VN (b. 1938) |
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| lưu quang vũ Playwright and poet, VN (b. 1948) |
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| nguyễn văn lưu Vietnamese politician, VN (b. 1951) |
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| lưu thị giang Vietnamese politician, VN (b. 1961) |
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| lưu văn hùng Vietnamese athletics competitor, VN (b. 1966) |
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| lưu thị huyền Vietnamese politician, VN (b. 1971) |
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| lê trường lưu VN (b. 1963) |
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| lưu đức long VN (b. 1963) |
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| lưu ngọc mai Vietnamese footballer, VN (b. 1974) |
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| lưu văn hương Vietnamese footballer, VN (b. 1987) |
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