Eng Surname

4,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cambodia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Eng Surname Definition:

(Norwegian, Dutch, Chinese) Dweller in, or near, the meadow; dweller at the lane or narrow street; one who came from Eng, a district in China.

Eng Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cambodia41,0451:37782
Malaysia18,4511:1,599239
United States15,3401:23,6282,973
Saudi Arabia8,5861:3,594481
Indonesia8,4921:15,5731,943
Egypt2,6541:34,6403,648
Canada2,5711:14,3312,114
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Angola1,7751:15,2051,826
Singapore1,4251:3,865287
Brunei1,3721:30552
Bangladesh1,2621:126,2735,065
Sweden1,1811:8,338769
Thailand1,1241:62,8467,887
Norway1,0381:4,954467
United Arab Emirates7081:12,9411,596
Portugal6321:16,4851,211
Switzerland6211:13,2252,189
Brazil5281:405,44415,436
Mexico5231:237,3355,975
Sri Lanka5121:40,6424,863
France4151:160,05524,882
Philippines3521:287,60941,368
Australia2981:90,59010,393
Cuba2491:46,2761,949
Papua New Guinea2151:37,9244,566
Qatar1871:12,6101,382
New Zealand1851:24,4774,275
Germany1751:460,03140,524
Iraq1681:208,4624,771
Vanuatu1571:1,677485
England1411:395,16427,358
India1161:6,612,633149,434
Cameroon861:241,50123,877
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Iran741:1,037,60247,336
China491:27,904,5221,516
Pakistan441:4,060,08828,888
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
Honduras351:251,8982,491
Denmark341:166,02114,242
Austria281:304,12334,120
Netherlands281:603,11352,179
Taiwan271:868,3246,112
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
Finland201:274,83520,939
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Scotland141:382,41616,471
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Vietnam111:8,422,3692,636
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Venezuela81:3,775,51036,567
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Syria61:3,216,83711,326
Colombia51:9,554,81425,159
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
Nicaragua51:1,204,2185,298
Burundi41:2,451,2131,279
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Myanmar41:12,984,4961,309
Oman41:921,9937,313
Uganda41:9,759,820144,676
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Macau31:200,543803
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Panama31:1,304,08613,647
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1131:444,41332,195

Eng (660,599) may also be a first name.

Eng Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian, Dutch, Chinese) Dweller in, or near, the meadow; dweller at the lane or narrow street; one who came from Eng, a district in China.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Eng Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Eng Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Eng (Oriya: ଏ, Tibetan: དབྱིངས་) is carried by more people in Cambodia than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Eng.

How Common Is The Last Name Eng? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,882nd most frequently held surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 63,032 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 73 percent of Eng are found; 62 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 36 percent are found in Khmer-Asia. It is also the 1,483rd most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 660,599 people.

Eng is most frequently held in Cambodia, where it is borne by 41,045 people, or 1 in 377. In Cambodia Eng is mostly found in: Phnom Penh, where 15 percent are found, Kandal Province, where 11 percent are found and Kampong Cham Province, where 9 percent are found. Not including Cambodia this surname exists in 104 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 16 percent are found and The United States, where 13 percent are found.

Eng Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eng has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Eng last name rose 13,575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 14,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eng Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eng last name are 14.15% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eng earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 0.17% less than the national average, earning 345,478 kr per year; in United States they earn 16.68% more than the national average, earning $50,348 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.36% more than the national average, earning $56,322 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geng861,498,055/
Heng86271,388/
Jeng8615,801/
Yeng863,565/
Engh863,102/
Engg862,342/
Eang861,686/
Ieng861,347/
Eing861,079/
Eyng86982/
Encg86375/
Eeng86314/
Eung86310/
Oeng86308/
Aeng86182/
Engø86109/
Engk86107/
Engs86102/
Åeng8620/
Engz869/
Engå866/
Engc861/
Enng861/
Emng861/
Etng861/
Engt860/
En8027,587/
Heang7546,031/
Eteng7515,401/
Yoeng756,399/
Heung755,498/
Eting751,330/
Jeung751,155/
Hieng75761/
Esing75626/
Hoeng75439/
Jieng75374/
Yieng75303/
Eseng75232/
Heyng75176/
Heing75159/
Eßing75157/
Engke75155/
Eheng75139/
Ehing75138/
Jeang75123/
Iteng75122/
Iseng75118/
Haeng75111/
Jheng7599/
Engue7587/
Eceng7568/
Gengh7563/
Engås7561/
Aaeng7539/
Jehng7534/
Ecing7528/
Jeeng7526/
Henng7525/
Yheng7524/
Hengg7523/
Hyeng7522/
Ijeng7519/
Engsh7513/
Geeng7513/
Iceng7512/
Hengs7511/
Jeing759/
Hemng758/
Aengh756/
Heeng755/
Eangs755/
Hengz755/
Gehng754/
Geing754/
Easng754/
Hengh753/
Jengg753/
Yenng752/
Hengt752/
Oenng752/
Engne752/
Hengk752/
Eamng752/
Jesng751/
Iheng751/
Eaneg751/
Eangh751/
Engqu751/
Genng751/
Jemng751/
Jengs751/
Yteng751/
Jengz751/
Eng'g751/
Yengh751/
Eaing751/
Edtng751/
Ethng751/
Eysng751/
Eings750/
Enngh750/
Ang67450,956/
Ong67438,303/
Ene6774,774/
Ing6728,540/
Yng6723,011/
Hen6721,645/
End6710,484/
Ein679,378/
Gen674,255/
Ent672,933/
Ien672,808/
Eising672,771/
Een672,474/
Ehn672,448/
Essing672,331/
Esseng671,808/
Enn671,803/
Echeng671,651/
Enk671,454/
Eun671,414/
Eiting671,312/
Ean671,202/
Egging67743/
Øen67692/
Yengue67634/
Eißing67437/
Enc67324/
Aiseng67317/
Äng67284/
Etting67147/
Yiteng67120/
Heßing67111/
Eyn67102/
Aiteng67100/
Esingh6798/
Yeceng6789/
Oyieng6786/
Heting6772/
Eyting6771/
Enh6765/
Jengue6760/
Eching6755/
Heceng6755/
Enq6753/
Hengue6752/
Uiseng6752/
Jiteng6750/
Yiheng6743/
Eating6736/
Õng6735/
Hesing6734/
Hengne6729/
Isseng6729/
Engová6727/
Jeting6727/
Engowa6727/
Jiheng6726/
Yiseng6726/
Jesing6725/
Jiceng6722/
Isengh6721/
Gehing6721/
Geyong6721/
Etteng6720/
Esn6719/
Oyyeng6719/
Jeesng6719/
Jeteng6718/
Jengke6717/
Emg6717/
Hengke6712/
Eysing6712/
Icheng6710/
Etn6710/
Jng679/
Aiyeng678/
Ajieng677/
Engova677/
Ayieng677/
Jeseng677/
Heteng676/
Etings675/
Heaing674/
Emn674/
Enx674/
Yeteng674/
Etengs674/
Åen674/
Enå674/
Hiteng674/
Jenngs673/
Ejn673/
Yeting673/
Giheng673/
Heatng672/
Etihng672/
Hieing672/
Heoing672/
Jeangh672/
Gehnng672/
Heheng672/
Edting672/
Jengqe672/
Essäng672/
Enø672/
Engsås672/
Eangue672/
Højeng672/
Oiteng672/
Ieying672/
Heenng671/
Heings671/
Ehsing671/
Essyng671/
Enngne671/
Haengg671/
Geaing671/
Etimng671/
Geying671/
Iiteng671/
Heungh671/
Hoeyng671/
Jeßing671/
Heangs671/
Isieng671/
Șen671/
Yaieng671/
Emngue671/
Eßingh671/
Eeyong671/
Itengg671/
Eeiong671/
Etengg671/
Yengke671/
Yiceng671/
Eesngh671/
Je'eng671/
Jenggk671/
Hyseng670/
Hehing670/
Esieng670/
Heineg670/
Yaeing670/
Yengsh670/
Eiseng670/

Eng Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eng in the Tibetan language
དབྱིངས་ying-
Eng in the Oriya language
e96.43
ନେଗnega3.57

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eng
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