8,315 people named Liao work outside their country of origin. Most are in United States, United Kingdom, China.
| Country | People |
|---|---|
| United States | 2,804 |
| United Kingdom | 1,559 |
| China | 400 |
| Germany | 396 |
| Canada | 308 |
| France | 283 |
| Hong Kong | 271 |
| Taiwan | 270 |
| Switzerland | 258 |
| Netherlands | 212 |
| Australia | 199 |
| Singapore | 164 |
| Japan | 155 |
| Sweden | 98 |
| Spain | 96 |
| India | 72 |
| Ireland | 69 |
| Finland | 60 |
| Denmark | 51 |
| Italy | 43 |
| New Zealand | 41 |
| Belgium | 37 |
| Brazil | 31 |
| Czechia | 26 |
| South Africa | 24 |
| Norway | 24 |
| South Korea | 21 |
| Saudi Arabia | 19 |
| Malaysia | 19 |
| United Arab Emirates | 18 |
| Hungary | 16 |
| Austria | 16 |
| Mexico | 15 |
| Poland | 14 |
| Tanzania | 14 |
| Luxembourg | 13 |
| Argentina | 12 |
| Thailand | 11 |
| Türkiye | 10 |
| Philippines | 8 |
| Israel | 8 |
| Chile | 7 |
| Portugal | 7 |
| Egypt | 6 |
| Vietnam | 6 |
| Indonesia | 6 |
| Nigeria | 6 |
| Russian Federation | 6 |
| Virgin Islands, British | 6 |
| Cambodia | 6 |
| Macao | 6 |
| Romania | 5 |
| French Polynesia | 5 |
| Liechtenstein | 5 |
| Other | 73 |
| Country of origin | People |
|---|---|
| China | 3,482 |
| Taiwan | 1,973 |
| United States | 1,142 |
| Canada | 400 |
| Australia | 234 |
| United Kingdom | 227 |
| Singapore | 162 |
| Hong Kong | 95 |
| Philippines | 77 |
| France | 76 |
| New Zealand | 61 |
| Japan | 38 |
| Brazil | 34 |
| Germany | 33 |
| India | 32 |
| Netherlands | 31 |
| Sweden | 24 |
| Switzerland | 22 |
| South Africa | 15 |
| Malaysia | 14 |
| Ireland | 14 |
| Thailand | 14 |
| Indonesia | 13 |
| Panama | 12 |
| Macao | 9 |
| Finland | 8 |
| Spain | 8 |
| Italy | 6 |
| South Korea | 6 |
| Mexico | 6 |
| Bangladesh | 5 |
| Other | 42 |
| Industry | People |
|---|---|
| Other / unknown | 8,028 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 107 |
| Manufacturing | 29 |
| Professional and scientific | 28 |
| Accommodation and food | 24 |
| Extraterritorial organisations | 15 |
| Information and communication | 13 |
| Other services | 13 |
| Electricity, gas and steam | 11 |
| Administrative and support | 10 |
| Education | 8 |
| Real estate | 7 |
| Finance and insurance | 5 |
| Construction | 5 |
| Health and social work | 5 |
| Other | 7 |
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.