20,000 people named Lau work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, Hong Kong.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 5,159 |
| United Kingdom | 3,673 |
| Hong Kong | 1,985 |
| China | 956 |
| Australia | 861 |
| Singapore | 832 |
| France | 790 |
| Canada | 786 |
| Germany | 678 |
| Switzerland | 663 |
| Netherlands | 437 |
| Malaysia | 325 |
| Japan | 293 |
| Spain | 288 |
| Ireland | 230 |
| Italy | 178 |
| Sweden | 158 |
| India | 147 |
| Taiwan | 129 |
| Denmark | 129 |
| New Zealand | 100 |
| Finland | 91 |
| Belgium | 83 |
| Norway | 65 |
| South Africa | 59 |
| United Arab Emirates | 53 |
| Mexico | 42 |
| South Korea | 37 |
| Brazil | 36 |
| Macao | 34 |
| Austria | 33 |
| Thailand | 32 |
| Philippines | 30 |
| Israel | 29 |
| Hungary | 29 |
| Indonesia | 28 |
| Vietnam | 21 |
| Chile | 21 |
| Greece | 20 |
| Luxembourg | 20 |
| Portugal | 20 |
| Cayman Islands | 20 |
| Türkiye | 19 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 19 |
| Bermuda | 18 |
| Czechia | 18 |
| Saudi Arabia | 17 |
| Liechtenstein | 16 |
| Poland | 16 |
| Russian Federation | 14 |
| Cambodia | 13 |
| Argentina | 11 |
| Peru | 10 |
| Sri Lanka | 10 |
| Egypt | 9 |
| Bangladesh | 8 |
| Qatar | 8 |
| Bahrain | 7 |
| Romania | 7 |
| Costa Rica | 7 |
| Kuwait | 7 |
| Colombia | 6 |
| Kenya | 6 |
| Croatia | 6 |
| Ukraine | 6 |
| Slovakia | 5 |
| Estonia | 5 |
| Pakistan | 5 |
| Iceland | 5 |
| Nigeria | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 5 |
| Cook Islands | 5 |
| Other | 107 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| Hong Kong | 4,072 |
| United Kingdom | 2,680 |
| United States | 2,494 |
| Australia | 2,241 |
| China | 2,165 |
| Canada | 2,013 |
| Singapore | 1,383 |
| Malaysia | 1,177 |
| New Zealand | 234 |
| Germany | 171 |
| India | 112 |
| France | 109 |
| Netherlands | 106 |
| Taiwan | 90 |
| Peru | 87 |
| Switzerland | 86 |
| Ireland | 80 |
| Philippines | 79 |
| Brazil | 58 |
| Denmark | 51 |
| Indonesia | 35 |
| South Africa | 34 |
| Belgium | 30 |
| Mexico | 29 |
| Portugal | 29 |
| Guatemala | 26 |
| Macao | 23 |
| Sri Lanka | 22 |
| Japan | 21 |
| Sweden | 20 |
| Venezuela | 19 |
| Poland | 15 |
| Norway | 14 |
| Thailand | 14 |
| Spain | 12 |
| Panama | 10 |
| South Korea | 10 |
| Nicaragua | 9 |
| Vietnam | 8 |
| Austria | 8 |
| Brunei Darussalam | 7 |
| Chile | 6 |
| Israel | 5 |
| Bulgaria | 5 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 5 |
| Cuba | 5 |
| Nigeria | 5 |
| Italy | 5 |
| Finland | 5 |
| Myanmar | 5 |
| Other | 71 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 19,371 |
| Real estate | 167 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 98 |
| Professional and scientific | 64 |
| Accommodation and food | 45 |
| Information and communication | 42 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 36 |
| Other services | 28 |
| Administrative and support | 22 |
| Households | 20 |
| Finance and insurance | 17 |
| Construction | 17 |
| Manufacturing | 16 |
| Education | 16 |
| Health and social work | 14 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 7 |
| Arts and recreation | 7 |
| Transport and storage | 5 |
| Other | 8 |
Counts of people with this surname recorded in a country other than their country of origin, from company registers, ORCID, VIAF, Wikidata and career records; origin may be recorded or estimated from the name. Groups under 5 people are folded into "Other". Nobody is named on this page.
Aggregate statistics from official company registers, ORCID, VIAF and Wikidata, compiled by compatriots.net · data build v3_20261030. No individual is named on this page. See methodology & privacy.