Ng
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For other uses, see Ng (disambiguation).
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.
[edit] 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 - 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 - 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)
- Cheuk-Hung Ng - Notable tea etiquette specialist in Seattle, Washington
[edit] Other uses
- "Ana Ng" is an alternative rock song by the band They Might Be Giants.
