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Deng (Chinese surname)

Not to be confused with the surnames Teng (滕) or Táng (唐).
For the South Sudanese name, see Deng (South Sudanese name).

Deng is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin which has many variant spellings and transliterations. It is a transcription of 邓 (simplified Chinese character) or 鄧 (traditional). In 2019, Deng was the 21st most common surname in mainland China.[1]

鄧/邓
RomanizationTeng ( Wade-Giles
Cantonese: Dahng (Yale), Dang6 (Jyutping)
Minnan/Taiwanese: Tēng ( Pe̍h-ōe-jī)
Vietnamese: Đặng
Korean: Deung )
PronunciationDèng
Origin
Word/nameNanyang, Henan ancestral hall (南陽堂)

Variant spellings

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It is transliterated as Dèng in pinyin and Teng, or Then, in Wade-Giles. In Cantonese, it is Dahng in Yale and Dang6 in Jyutping. In Minnan or Taiwanese, it is Tēng in Pe̍h-ōe-jī. The surname originating from the same Chinese character or more specifically, Han character in Vietnamese is Đặng and it is one of the top ten surnames in Vietnam. The name is transliterated as Deung in Korean but is very rare in Korea. Deng is one of the surnames of the Nanyang, Henan ancestral hall (南陽堂). In addition to spelling "Deng" used in mainland China, other common Chinese spelling variations include:

Notable people with the surname

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Deng Xiaoping (邓小平)

Notable people with surname "Tang"

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G.E.M. (鄧紫棋)
  • Tang Tsz-kei, better known as G.E.M. (born 1991), Hong Kong singer
  • Stephy Tang (born 1983), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
  • Sheren Tang Shui-man (born 2 March 1966), Hong Kong actress
  • Chris Tang Ping-keung, PDSM (Chinese: 鄧炳強, born 4 July 1965), Commissioner of Police of the Hong Kong Police Force since 19 November 2019
  • Alan Tang Kwong-Wing (20 September 1946 – 29 March 2011), Hong Kong film actor, producer and director
  • Honghao Deng (born 1994), Chinese computational designer and entrepreneur
  • Patrick Tang, Hong Kong singer, actor, and TV show host
  • Shermon Tang Sheung Man (Chinese: 鄧上文), Hong Kong television actress
  • Natasha Tang (born Tang Wing Yung, Chinese: 鄧穎欣; Jyutping: dang6 wing6 jan1; 23 August 1992), Hong Kong distance swimmer
  • Billy Tang Hin-Shing (Chinese: 鄧衍成), Hong Kong film director
  • Robert Tang Kwok-ching, GBM, SBS, JP (Chinese: 鄧國楨; born 7 January 1947), retired Hong Kong judge
  • Tang So Ha (邓淑霞), survivor of the Andrew Road triple murders case in 1983

References

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  1. ^ "新京报 – 好新闻，无止境".
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