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:
Tang – Romanization based on Cantonese spelling common in
Hong Kong and
Macao
Teng – Romanization based on Wade-Giles transliteration of
Mandarin Chinese common spelling in
Taiwan
Ong or Ang – based on the
Taishanese pronunciation, as in the case of
Betty Ong
Notable people with the surname
Deng Ai, general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
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