Ng

Ng is a Cantonese and Hakka transliteration of the Chinese surnames 吳/吴 (Pinyin: Wú) and 伍 (Pinyin: Wǔ), and Hokkien (Taiwanese) and Teochew transliteration of the Chinese surname 黃/黄 (Pinyin: Huáng). It is pronounced [ŋ̩]. It is sometimes romanized as Ang, Eng, Ing and Ong in the United States and Ung in Australia.

吴 / 吳 (Wú) is the 10th most common Chinese surname in the 2006 List of common Chinese surnames, but used to be the 8th most common in 1990.

Notable people with the surname Ng

• Charles Ng (born 1960) - serial killer from California, USA
• Evelyn Ng - professional poker player from Canada
• Francis Ng - Award-winning actor from Hong Kong
• Melissa Ng - elegant actress from Hong Kong
• Irene Ng (born 1974) - Malaysian actress now living in Pennsylvania, USA
• Kim Ng (born 1968) - United States baseball executive
• Lawrence Ng - Television Broadcasts Limited actor
• Margaret Ng (born 1948) - member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
• Sandra Ng - famous award-winning Hong Kong actress
• Richard Ng Man Tat (born 1952) - veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry
• Ron Ng (born 1979) - a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer
• Matthew Ng (born 1986) - Two time World Junior Curling Champion (Canada)
• Raphael Leng Li Ng (born 1983) - Founder and partner of Attest.Us (Brazil)

Other uses

• "Ana Ng" is an alternative rock song by the band They Might Be Giants.

See also

• Wu (surname)

nl:Wu (achternaam)

vi:Ngô (họ)