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Worldwide, 劉 (Liu , Lau , 유 , among others...) is a common epicene forename. The forename 劉 is characteristic of Hong Kong, where it is a common gender-neutral name, Macao, where it is quite a common epicene name, and Singapore (explore the name in all countries). In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in China, Hong Kong, and Indonesia. Much more prevalently, 劉 is the last name as well as the forename.
VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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Lau, Liu | Taiwan, China, United States, Indonesia, Hong Kong |
유 | South Korea |
劉, Liú | China |
劉 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Liu Kang , the Mortal Kombat character, Mortal Kombat 11; Liu Pozi , the Jin Ping Mei character; Liu Juzhai , the Jin Ping Mei character; Liu Huang Taiwei , the Jin Ping Mei character and Liu Yunfei , the fictional character from Samurai Shodown, Samurai Shodown V Special, among other works.