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For other uses, see Ng (name) (disambiguation).

Ng is a Cantonese and Hakka transliteration of the Chinese surnames / (Pinyin: Wú) and (Pinyin: Wǔ), and Hokkien (Taiwanese) and Teochew transliteration of the Chinese surname / (Pinyin: Huáng). It is pronounced ]], and means "five." It is sometimes romanized as Ang, Eng, Ing and Ong in the United States and Ung in Australia. It is sometimes romanized as Woo or Wu even by people of Cantonese origin, such as John Woo.

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

Notable people with the surname Ng

  • John Lone, born Kwok-Leung Ng (吳國良), who played the lead role in "The Last Emperor"
  • Benjamin Ng and Wai Chiu "Tony" Ng, two of the men convicted of the 1983 Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle
  • Charles Ng, a serial killer from California, USA
  • Edward W Ng, a mathematical scientist in the US Space Program
  • Evelyn Ng, a professional poker player from Canada
  • Francis Ng, an– award-winning actor from Hong Kong
  • Irene Ng (actress), a Malaysian actress now living in Pennsylvania, USA
  • John Ng - Kung Fu Master, TCM Doctor, and pharmacist (born Wing-Lok Ng in 1950) – now living in Kentucky, USA
  • Kary Ng, a Hong Kong Cantopop Artist
  • Deep Ng, a Hong Kong Cantopop Artist
  • Kim Ng, a United States baseball executive
  • Konrad Ng, US President Barack Obama's brother-in-law and husband of Maya Soetoro-Ng
  • Maya Soetoro-Ng, Obama's half-sister and wife to Konrad Ng
  • Lawrence Ng, an actor
  • Margaret Ng, a member of the Hong Kong Legislative Council
  • Melissa Ng, an actress from Hong Kong
  • Ng Man Tat, a veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry
  • Ron Ng, a Hong Kong TVB actor and singer
  • Sandra Ng, an award-winning Hong Kong actress

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