Around the world, Liang (Liang 
, 梁 , リャン 
, among others...) is a widespread mostly boy's, but seldom feminine first name. The given name Liang is characteristic of Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, Singapore, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, and Hong Kong. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, Indonesia, and the United States. More frequently, Liang is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Liang | Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, United States |
| 梁 | China |
| リャン | Japan |
| เหลียง | Thailand |
| Лианг | Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia |
| Лян | Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| ליאנג | Israel |
Liang is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Kong Liang , the Water Margin character and Liang Younian , the character from A Little Thing Called First Love.
| mou liang Tang dynasty person CBDB = 142227 (b. 576) |
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| liang chun Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141643 (b. 823) |
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| liang ding Song dynasty person CBDB = 1138 (b. 955) |
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| liang gu Song dynasty person CBDB = 1135 (b. 987) |
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| liang gu Song dynasty person CBDB = 7285 (b. 1066) |
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| liang wei Ming dynasty person CBDB = 200330 (b. 1436) |
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| liang wen Ming dynasty person CBDB = 200372 (b. 1444) |
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| shen liang Ming dynasty person CBDB = 68093 (b. 1468) |
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| liang zhou Qing dynasty person CBDB = 89070 (b. 1633) |
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| chou liang Republic of China person CBDB=72372 (b. 1879) |
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| fan liang Paralympic athlete of China (b. 1901) |
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| yen liang architect (b. 1908) |
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| ee peng liang Singaporean businessman, SG (b. 1913) |
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| seng liang Chinese weightlifter (b. 1913) |
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| qi liang (b. 1909) |
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