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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 ]], and 伍 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.

吴 / 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 – famous for lead role in The Last Emperor, born Kwok-Leung Ng (吳國良), changed his Chinese name
Benjamin Ng - convicted in Seattle's Wah Mee Massacre of 13 counts of murder
Charles Ng (born 1960) – serial killer from California, USA
Edward W Ng- mathematical scientist in the US Space Program
Evelyn Ng – professional poker player from Canada
Francis Ng – award-winning actor from Hong Kong
Irene Ng (born 1974) – Malaysian actress now living in Pennsylvania, USA
Kary Ng - Hong Kong Cantopop Artist
Deep Ng - Hong Kong Cantopop Artist
Kim Ng (born 1968) – United States baseball executive
Konrad Ng – US President Barack Obama's brother-in-law, husband of Obama's half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng
Lawrence Ng – Television Broadcasts Limited actor
Margaret Ng (born 1948) – member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong
Melissa Ng – actress from Hong Kong
Richard Ng Man Tat (born 1952) – veteran actor in the Hong Kong film industry
Ron Ng (born 1979) – Hong Kong TVB actor and singer
Sandra Ng – award-winning Hong Kong actress
Wai Chiu "Tony" Ng" - convicted in Seattle's 1983 Wah Mee Massacre