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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, 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