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)

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]

Variant spellings

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

Deng Xiaoping (邓小平)

Notable people with surname "Tang"

G.E.M. (鄧紫棋)

References

  1. ^ "新京报 – 好新闻，无止境".

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100 most common family names in Mainland China (2020)
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