Ch'ng Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Ch'ng Surname User-submission:

The Ch'ng surname when written in Chinese is Zhuāng (庄). However not all people in Malaysia with the surname Ch'ng will have the same Chinese version.

Ch'ng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia3761:78,4425,572
Singapore1281:43,0291,626
Australia921:293,43225,879
England251:2,228,72284,230
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
United States121:30,204,911765,334
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
China41:341,830,39216,990
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Guam11:160,1214,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bermuda11:65,2793,010

Ch'ng (3,587) may also be a first name.

Ch'ng Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Ch'ng surname when written in Chinese is Zhuāng (庄). However not all people in Malaysia with the surname Ch'ng will have the same Chinese version.

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Ch'ng Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Ch'ng Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Ch'ng occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ch'ng? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ch'ng is the 488,996th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. The surname Ch'ng occurs predominantly in Asia, where 76 percent of Ch'ng reside; 75 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 56 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Ch'ng is also the 118,165th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 3,587 people.

The last name Ch'ng is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is held by 376 people, or 1 in 78,442. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Penang, where 51 percent live, Selangor, where 19 percent live and Kuala Lumpur, where 12 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia Ch'ng exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 19 percent live and Australia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chng8925,178/
H'Ng892,253/
Ch'n892/
Kh'ng80128/
Chn'g803/
Chsng802/
Chngh801/
Chnng801/
Sh'ng801/
Cehng801/
C'Hng801/
Schng800/
Hng751,861/
Chn75166/
Cng7550/
Ceng678,531,955/
Cing671,592/
Schn67384/
Chnd67313/
Khng67279/
S'Ng67117/
Chnh6790/
Cehn6722/
Chne6716/
Czng6710/
Chzn678/
Chnn677/
Zhng677/
Hnng676/
Hồng675/
Shng674/
Cngg674/
Hngs673/
Hngh673/
Chnt673/
Chhn672/
Chơn672/
Hằng672/
Hưng672/
Chnk672/
Hhng672/
Hngx672/
Jhng672/
Dcng671/
Cêng671/
Hngt671/
Hngq671/
Hngp671/
Cngc671/
Cộng671/
Hsng671/
Cöhn671/
Tcng671/
Zchn671/
Xchn671/
Cehheng671/
Hngk671/
Cngh671/
Cnng671/
Chjn671/
Chnc671/
Cũng671/
Hzng671/
Hjng671/
Hngc671/
Cihn670/

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