LionG

surname · Latin script

Meaning, in English: A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines

Recorded as a male name· opposite-gender records fall within measured source noise

/ʎɪɔŋ/(machine-generated) pronunciation, model-generated

LionG is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Myanmar (Burma) than in any other country, where it is the 25th most common surname.

rarermore common
  • MMMyanmar (Burma)≈1 in 474as Hlaing(inferred from the name graph)
  • USUnited States1 in 14Kas Liang
  • GYGuyana1 in 9.5Kas Leung

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). Where a country counts another spelling of the name rather than LionG itself, the figure is that spelling’s, and it is named. One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Myanmar (Burma) (inferred from the name graph)

≈120,000 named Hlaing, est.

2 (measured from records)

recorded for this name

Sources
130 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 474 (inferred from the name graph)

Myanmar (Burma), est., as Hlaing

measured from records inferred from the name graph

Name dossier (print, CSV)

Spellings & scripts(measured from records)

HlaingLatin(measured from records)
เลียงThai(measured from records)

5 other spellings are counted as the same name:

Locally spelled Hlaing in US United States, MM Myanmar (Burma), SG Singapore and 1 more and Liang in CN China.

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin(measured from records)

A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.

Sources 1

  • kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

How LionG is read(measured from records)

LionG is one spelling over 2 language communities, and the dictionaries record it differently in 2 of them. Each row is what a source recorded for that language, beside the share of this name’s records the language holds. No single row is the name’s meaning.

  • English47%

    A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines.

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • Malay41%

    a surname from Hakka

    as a wordrecorded as Indonesiankaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

The share is ours — how much of this name’s records each language holds. The sense beside it is the source’s, quoted and credited, including where it names a gender. We do not publish a gender of our own per language: our records carry one figure for the spelling as a whole.

Where in the world(measured from records)

LionG counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where LionG is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
MM Myanmar (Burma)#25≈120,000 est.≈1 in 474listedHlaing82
US United States—24,140as Liang1 in 14K32KHlaing130
ID Indonesia—≈5,000 est.≈1 in 53KlistedHlaing9
CN China—≈2,200 est.≈1 in 646K—Liang23
ES Spain—749as Liang1 in 67K749—4
SG Singapore#954≈550 est.≈1 in 11K—Hlaing37
CR Costa Rica—383as Liang1 in 13K383——
GY Guyana—79as Leung1 in 9.5K79——

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2010; Census Bureau — Surname Frequency 2020; INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); TSE — electoral roll (padrón) names; Guyana — Official List of Electors July 2025. Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other recorded senses(measured from records)

LionG is also recorded in 4 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

  • In cdo, _ long A SE to flow, to air or dry in the sun, (sdi-liéng), a pair of wheels, Num., of carts

    as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect

  • In cdo, good and honest but no rice in the pan, i.c., honest and poor

    as a wordDictionary of the Foochow Dialect

  • In Filipino, a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

  • In huv, mountain lion (Puma concolor)

    as a wordkaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Notable people with this name(measured from records)

1850190019502000Liang Qichao, b. 1873Al Leong, b. 1952CY Leung, b. 1954Tony Leung Ka-fai, b. 1958Leong Kah Kit Alan, b. 1958Tony Leung Chiu-wai, b. 1962Ken Leung, b. 1970Gigi Leung, b. 1976Liang Wenfeng, b. 1985Katie Leung, b. 1987
  • Liang Qichaob. 1873CNnot in their usual nameChinese politician, activist and journalist (1873–1929)
  • Al Leongb. 1952USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor and stuntman
  • CY Leungb. 1954CNnot in their usual nameChinese politician
  • Tony Leung Ka-faib. 1958CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor (born 1958)
  • Leong Kah Kit Alanb. 1958GBnot in their usual nameHong Kong politician
  • Tony Leung Chiu-waib. 1962CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actor and singer
  • Ken Leungb. 1970USnot in their usual nameAmerican actor
  • Gigi Leungb. 1976CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong actress and singer
  • Liang Wenfengb. 1985CNnot in their usual nameChinese businessman (born 1985)
  • Katie Leungb. 1987GBnot in their usual nameScottish actress

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

How to address them(machine-generated)

FormalDear Mr Liong,
InformalHi Liong,

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 11 sources across 5 countries.

Official registers attesting LionG
CountryRegisterYearCountRank
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20202020337#63,879
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20102010297#66,553
US United StatesCensus Bureau — Surname Frequency 20002000200#86,657
CR Costa RicaTSE — electoral roll (padrón) names—1#28,629
US United Stateswru Name Dictionary — US surnames, Census 2010 subset (Khanna et al.)———

Reference works 2

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007
  • Wikidata name items (native-script + romanized given/family names)

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

What does the name LionG mean, and where does it come from?
A barangay of Roxas, Capiz, Philippines. Recorded by kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations).
How do you pronounce LionG?
A machine transcription gives /ʎɪɔŋ/ (IPA) for English.
In which country does LionG have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 119 thousand people named Hlaing in Myanmar (Burma), more than in any other country we hold.
How common is the name LionG?
In the United States, the national register counted 24,140 people named Liang in 2010, about 1 in 14 thousand residents.
How common is LionG compared with other names?
In Myanmar (Burma), LionG is the 25th most common surname of 12,945 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “LionG” — the 25th most common surname in Myanmar (Burma). Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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