Zheng (surname)
| Zheng (Cheng/Chang/Cheang) | |
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| Pronunciation | Zhèng (Mandarin) Tcheng or Cheng/Chang (Hong Kong) Cheang (Macao) Tee,Tay, Teh or The (Hokkien, Teochew) Dang or Dhang (Hokchew) |
| Meaning | name of an ancient state in Henan province |
| Region of origin | China |
| Language(s) of origin | Chinese |
| Related names | Trịnh (Vietnamese) Chung, Jung, Jeong (Korean) Saetae (Thai) |
Zhèng (Hanyu Pinyin) or Cheng (Wade-Giles) is a Chinese surname and also the name of an ancient state in today's Henan province. It is written as 鄭 in traditional Chinese and 郑 in simplified Chinese.
In 2006, Zheng (Cheng/Chang) ranked 21st in China's list of top 100 most common surnames. Zheng (Cheng/Chang) belongs to the second major group of ten surnames which makes up more than 10% of the Chinese population. Zheng (Cheng/Chang) was a major surname of the rich and powerful during China's Tang dynasty.
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, the name is normally romanized as Cheng or Tcheng, but it is occasionally romanized as Chang in Hong Kong. It is commonly romanized as Cheng, Cheang and Teh in Malaysia, Tay in Singapore and Te in Indonesia, from the Hakka, Hokkien and Teochew pronunciation of the character. It also pronounces Dâng in Hokchew.
The surname also has taken form outside of Chinese societies: in Vietnamese as Trịnh. In Korean, the name is written 정 and transliterated as Chung, Jung, or Jeong. It is the fifth most common Korean surname (after Kim, Yi, Park, and Choi), with about 4.85% of the South Korean population (2,230,611 people) having this name.
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