Tang (surname)

Tang is a pinyin romanization of various Chinese surnames.

Background

Chinese surnames commonly romanized as "Tang" include Táng (唐) and Tāng (湯/汤). Tang is also occasionally used to romanize Deng (鄧/邓, Pinyin: Dèng) and Teng (滕, Pinyin: Téng), especially for persons of Hong Kong origin, based on Cantonese pronunciation. Tang can also be used to romanize the surname Zeng/Tsang (曾, Pinyin: Zēng), based on Vietnamese pronunciation.

In 2019, Táng was the 25th most common surname in Mainland China.[1] According to a 2013 study, it was the 25th most-common name, shared by 9,170,000 people or 0.690% of the population, with the province with the most being Hunan.

People

Notable people with their surname commonly romanized as Tang include:

Western name order

People in this section have Wikipedia articles with their given name first.

Eastern name order

People in this section have Wikipedia articles with their family name first.

See also

References

  1. ^ "新京报 - 好新闻,无止境".