Cheng Surname
Approximately 7,910,012 people bear this surname
Cheng Surname User-submission:
This surname was adopted by the decedent of the Zheng Dynasty, a small warring state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Ancient China.
Cheng Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | 7,417,883 | 1:184 | 43 |
| Hong Kong | 178,042 | 1:41 | 6 |
| Cambodia | 76,168 | 1:203 | 24 |
| Singapore | 49,667 | 1:111 | 13 |
| United States | 46,229 | 1:7,841 | 925 |
| Taiwan | 39,606 | 1:592 | 67 |
| Malaysia | 30,484 | 1:968 | 133 |
| Thailand | 19,457 | 1:3,630 | 92 |
| Canada | 12,681 | 1:2,906 | 357 |
| Macau | 5,969 | 1:101 | 24 |
| Australia | 5,643 | 1:4,784 | 695 |
| Philippines | 4,397 | 1:23,024 | 3,017 |
| England | 3,398 | 1:16,397 | 2,384 |
| Myanmar | 3,222 | 1:16,120 | 370 |
| Spain | 2,420 | 1:19,319 | 2,131 |
| France | 1,121 | 1:59,253 | 7,957 |
| Brunei | 859 | 1:487 | 89 |
| Japan | 843 | 1:151,654 | 7,707 |
| New Zealand | 794 | 1:5,703 | 938 |
| Brazil | 779 | 1:274,807 | 10,581 |
| Netherlands | 751 | 1:22,486 | 3,605 |
| Indonesia | 710 | 1:186,266 | 17,883 |
| United Arab Emirates | 677 | 1:13,534 | 1,658 |
| Venezuela | 648 | 1:46,611 | 2,384 |
| Panama | 617 | 1:6,341 | 688 |
| Germany | 587 | 1:137,147 | 16,665 |
| Dominican Republic | 585 | 1:17,834 | 1,221 |
| Cameroon | 464 | 1:44,761 | 5,889 |
| Saudi Arabia | 437 | 1:70,608 | 10,708 |
| Peru | 392 | 1:81,082 | 5,640 |
| Scotland | 301 | 1:17,787 | 2,137 |
| Sweden | 301 | 1:32,713 | 2,667 |
| South Africa | 300 | 1:180,592 | 19,818 |
| Ecuador | 242 | 1:65,727 | 5,258 |
| Mexico | 200 | 1:620,631 | 10,132 |
| Costa Rica | 163 | 1:29,326 | 861 |
| Vietnam | 162 | 1:571,889 | 1,532 |
| Austria | 158 | 1:53,895 | 8,487 |
| Fiji | 157 | 1:5,697 | 1,113 |
| Suriname | 147 | 1:3,759 | 747 |
| Italy | 130 | 1:470,436 | 49,062 |
| Argentina | 126 | 1:339,233 | 26,703 |
| Belgium | 121 | 1:95,014 | 14,658 |
| India | 112 | 1:6,848,798 | 152,966 |
| Switzerland | 108 | 1:76,046 | 8,868 |
| French Polynesia | 104 | 1:2,700 | 546 |
| Denmark | 103 | 1:54,803 | 5,600 |
| Mauritius | 88 | 1:14,698 | 3,101 |
| Belize | 84 | 1:4,232 | 775 |
| Wales | 80 | 1:38,682 | 3,791 |
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Colombia | 71 | 1:672,874 | 7,889 |
| Norway | 68 | 1:75,622 | 10,585 |
| Portugal | 66 | 1:157,852 | 6,835 |
| Pakistan | 56 | 1:3,190,069 | 25,212 |
| Guam | 54 | 1:2,965 | 391 |
| Nicaragua | 54 | 1:111,502 | 1,971 |
| Iran | 51 | 1:1,505,540 | 59,762 |
| Hungary | 50 | 1:196,326 | 16,661 |
| Chile | 49 | 1:359,520 | 9,978 |
| Guatemala | 48 | 1:335,056 | 4,665 |
| Qatar | 47 | 1:50,170 | 4,949 |
| Russia | 47 | 1:3,066,448 | 164,949 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 42 | 1:32,476 | 3,282 |
| Greece | 37 | 1:299,454 | 43,754 |
| Finland | 36 | 1:152,686 | 13,963 |
| Jamaica | 35 | 1:81,998 | 3,758 |
| South Korea | 33 | 1:1,552,735 | 396 |
| Aruba | 32 | 1:3,234 | 449 |
| Ireland | 29 | 1:162,377 | 7,171 |
| Northern Ireland | 25 | 1:73,801 | 5,249 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | 1:27,645 | 4,917 |
| Paraguay | 19 | 1:380,881 | 5,564 |
| Cuba | 12 | 1:960,226 | 6,464 |
| Kazakhstan | 10 | 1:1,768,250 | 83,699 |
| Poland | 10 | 1:3,800,875 | 132,137 |
| Bangladesh | 9 | 1:17,706,308 | 13,537 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mali | 9 | 1:1,885,448 | 1,868 |
| Slovakia | 9 | 1:592,939 | 64,129 |
| Swaziland | 9 | 1:144,244 | 719 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| El Salvador | 7 | 1:906,270 | 3,798 |
| American Samoa | 6 | 1:9,293 | 1,961 |
| Croatia | 6 | 1:704,767 | 44,411 |
| Honduras | 6 | 1:1,469,407 | 5,474 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Marshall Islands | 4 | 1:12,955 | 1,460 |
| New Caledonia | 4 | 1:69,056 | 6,678 |
| Oman | 4 | 1:921,993 | 7,313 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| Lesotho | 3 | 1:677,519 | 19,546 |
| Puerto Rico | 3 | 1:1,183,380 | 5,289 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Andorra | 2 | 1:41,919 | 1,654 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Congo | 1 | 1:4,989,096 | 34,171 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 18 | 1:2,789,927 | 129,797 |
The alternate forms: Chéng (1) are calculated separately.
Cheng (2,590,082) may also be a first name.
Cheng Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname was adopted by the decedent of the Zheng Dynasty, a small warring state during the Spring and Autumn Period of Ancient China.
- tang5424Cheng Demographics
Average Cheng Salary in
United States
$53,334 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cheng Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheng Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cheng (Bengali: চেঙ্গ, Hindi: चेंग, Marathi: चॅन्ग, Russian: Ченг) is found in China more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Chéng. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheng? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheng is the 72nd most commonly held family name globally, held by around 1 in 921 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Cheng are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 208th most frequently held first name worldwide, held by 2,590,082 people.
This surname is most frequent in China, where it is carried by 7,417,883 people, or 1 in 184. Other than China this surname occurs in 152 countries. It also occurs in Hong Kong, where 2 percent reside and Cambodia, where 1 percent reside.
Cheng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Cheng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Cheng surname increased 256,828 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 113,267 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Cheng Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Cheng last name are 10.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.67% registered with the party.
The amount Cheng earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 67.7% less than the national average, earning €9,699 per year; in Norway they earn 25.18% more than the national average, earning 433,213 kr per year; in Peru they earn 47.08% more than the national average, earning S/. 28,512 per year; in South Africa they earn 18.97% less than the national average, earning R 192,564 per year; in Colombia they earn 32.83% more than the national average, earning $30,156,400 COP per year; in United States they earn 23.6% more than the national average, earning $53,334 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.55% more than the national average, earning $59,892 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cheng Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheng in the Bengali language | ||
| চেঙ্গ | cenga | - |
| Cheng in the Hindi language | ||
| चेंग | cenga | - |
| Cheng in the Marathi language | ||
| चॅन्ग | cen'ga | 66.67 |
| चॆंग | cenga | 33.33 |
| Cheng in the Russian language | ||
| Ченг | ceng | - |
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Cheng Reference & Research
Chang DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Chang FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cheng
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