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Family name Liw (Liw ) , all over the world, is quite a common cognomen. The family name Liw is characteristic of Malaysia, where it is quite a common surname, Singapore, where it is quite a rare surname, and Mauritius. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in South-eastern Asia, particularly Malaysia, Indonesia, and Myanmar. Likewise, Liw is the forename as well as the last name.