&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Cheng_names.svg) 程 and 成, the two most common Chinese surnames with pinyin romanisation "Cheng" | |
| Origin | |
|---|---|
| Region of origin |  Republic of China People's Republic of China |
| Other names | |
| Variant form(s) | Zheng, Ching |
Cheng can be a transcription of one of several Chinese surnames. Since the syllable Cheng represents different sounds in Hanyu pinyin and the Wade–Giles systems of Chinese romanization, some ambiguity will exist as to which sound is represented by the letters "Cheng" if the romanisation and tone is not known. Also within each system of romanisation, each syllable can represent one of several different characters, as with any Chinese syllable.
In the pinyin system of romanization (usually used in China), the most common surnames romanized as Cheng are 程 and 成. In 2019 程 was the 44th most common surname in Mainland China.[1]
In names romanized in Wade–Giles (usually used in Taiwan), Cheng is most commonly a transcription of 鄭/郑 (pinyin Zhèng). Cheng can also be the Cantonese version of Zheng (鄭) and Jing (井), non-standard romanization of Cen (岑), and Teochew or Hokkien pronunciation of Zhong (鍾) and Zhuang (莊).[2]
Further confusion arises because Wade–Giles often appears without the required apostrophes (which indicates aspiration), and thus some Wade–Giles names which are properly romanized Ch'eng (such as 程 pinyin Chéng) will appear as Cheng.
- ^ "新京报 - 好新闻，无止境".
- ^ Patrick Hanks; Richard Coates; Peter McClure, eds. (2016). The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland. OUP Oxford. pp. 484–485. ISBN 978-0199677764.