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'''Ng''' is a [[Cantonese (linguistics)|Cantonese]] and [[Hakka]] transliteration of the [[Chinese surname]]s [[wikt:吳|吳]]/[[wikt:吴|吴]] ([[Pinyin]]: Wú) and 伍 (Pinyin: Wǔ), and [[Hokkien (dialect)|Hokkien]] ([[Taiwanese (linguistics)|Taiwanese]]) and [[Chaozhou dialect|Teochew]] transliteration of the [[Chinese surname]] [[wikt:黃|黃]]/[[wikt:黄|黄]] (Pinyin: [[Huang|Huáng]]). It is pronounced [[Velar nasal|{{IPA|[ŋ̩]}}]] and means "[[five]]." It is sometimes [[Romanization|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.
==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 (actress)|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
*[[Mark Ng]] - godfather of Dorset digital community
*[[Margaret Ng]] (born 1948) - member of the [[Hong Kong Legislative Council|Legislative Council]] of Hong Kong
*[[Sandra Ng]] - award-winning Hong Kong actress
*[[Ng Man Tat|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
==Other uses==
* "[[Ana Ng]]" is an [[alternative rock]] song by the band [[They Might Be Giants]].
==See also==
*[[Wu (surname)]]
[[Category:Chinese family names]]
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[[ko:오 (성씨)]]
[[nl:Wu (achternaam)]]
[[ru:Ын]]
[[vi:Ngô (họ người)]]
[[zh:吴姓]]