Ong is a

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of several

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: ('' Wáng'' in

Hanyu Pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese for ...

), (also ''

Wāng Wāng (汪) is a Chinese surname. It was 104th of the ''Hundred Family Surnames'' poem, contained in the verse Yáo, Shào, Zhàn, Wāng (姚邵湛汪). In 2013, the Fuxi Cultural Association found the name to be the 60th most common in China ...

''), (

traditional A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or ...

) or ( simplified; '' Huáng''); and (

Weng Weng may refer to: * Weng (surname), a Chinese surname * Weng, Germany, a town in the district of Landshut, Bavaria, Germany * Weng im Innkreis, a town in the district of Braunau am Inn, Upper Austria, Austria * Weng im Gesäuse, a town in the d ...

). Ong or Onge is also a surname of English origin, with earliest known records found in Western Suffolk taxation records from c. 1280 AD. Ong (or Онгь in Russian language-based records) is also an Estonian surname, possibly derived from ''õng'', meaning "fishing rod/hook". Ong has also been used to romanize the

Taishanese Taishanese (), alternatively romanized in Cantonese as Toishanese or Toisanese, in local dialect as Hoisanese or Hoisan-wa, is a dialect of Yue Chinese native to Taishan, Guangdong. Although it is related to Cantonese, Taishanese has little ...

pronunciation of (more commonly romanized as

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or Teng), as in the case of

Betty Ong Betty Ann Ong (; February 5, 1956 – September 11, 2001) was an American flight attendant aboard American Airlines Flight 11, the first airplane hijacked during the September 11 attacks. Ong was the first person to alert authorities to the hi ...

Romanization

Under the

Pe̍h-ōe-jī (; ; ), also sometimes known as the Church Romanization, is an orthography used to write variants of Southern Min Chinese, particularly Taiwanese and Amoy Hokkien. Developed by Western missionaries working among the Chinese diaspora in South ...

romanization system, 王 but not the other names includes a

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over its vowel: Ông. However, this is often omitted in practice.

Distribution

Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...

, Ong is the fifth-most-common surname among Chinese residents. In the United States, Ong was the 6,682nd most common surname during the 1990 US census and the 4,343rd most common surname during the year

2000 US census The United States census of 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2 percent over the 248,709,873 people enumerated during the 1990 cen ...

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Notable Ongs

Angelia Ong Angelia Gabrena Paglicawan Ong (; born June 27, 1990) is a Filipino-Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Philippines Earth 2015. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Earth 2015 pageant and won the title. Ear ...

, Filipina model and

Miss Earth 2015 Miss Earth 2015, the 15th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on 5 December 2015 at Marx Halle in Vienna, Austria. Jamie Herrell of the Philippines crowned her compatriot Angelia Ong as successor at the end of the event. It was the first ...

Augustine Ong Augustine Ong Soon Hock is a Malaysian scientist, academic, and board member. He is internationally recognized in the field of lipid chemistry. Education Hock graduated from the University of Malaya (BSc Hons, MSc) and King's College London (P ...

, Malaysian scientist, chairman of the

International Society for Fat Research Augustine Ong Soon Hock is a Malaysian scientist, academic, and board member. He is internationally recognized in the field of lipid chemistry. Education Hock graduated from the University of Malaya (BSc Hons, MSc) and King's College London (P ...

(ISF) *

Ong Beng Hee Ong Beng Hee (born 4 February 1980, in Penang, Malaysia) is a retired professional squash player and coach. Between 2000 and 2006, he won four consecutive Asian Championship titles. In 2002 and 2006 he won gold medals at the Asian Games. He won ...

(b. 1980), Malaysian professional squash player *

Ong Beng Teong Ong Beng Teong (Chinese: 王明忠; born 29 May 1962) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. Career Ong won the gold medal at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in the men's doubles together with Razif Sidek. In the 1988 Thomas Cup he repres ...

, Malaysian badminton player and coach *

(1956–2001), Chinese-American flight attendant on

American Airlines Flight 11 American Airlines Flight 11 was a domestic passenger flight that was hijacked by five al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001 as part of the September 11 attacks. Lead hijacker Mohamed Atta deliberately crashed the plane into the North Tower ...

, killed in the

September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks, commonly known as 9/11, were four coordinated suicide terrorist attacks carried out by al-Qaeda against the United States on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. That morning, nineteen terrorists hijacked four commercia ...

* Ong Boon Hua, birth name of

Chin Peng Chin Peng (21 October 1924 – 16 September 2013), born Ong Boon Hua, was a Malayan communist politician, anti-fascist activist and long-time leader of the Malayan Communist Party (MCP) and the Malayan National Liberation Army (MNLA). During W ...

, Malaysian Communist Party leader *

Canny Ong Ahmad Najib bin Aris (1976 – 23 September 2016) was a Malaysian convicted murderer who in 2003 raped and killed Canny Ong, a US-based Malaysian information technology (IT) analyst. The crime made headlines across Malaysia. He was sentenced to d ...

, full name Canny Ong Lay Kian, Malaysian murder and rape victim *

Daniel Ong Daniel Ong Ming Yu (; born 27 December 1975) is a Singaporean businessman, radio DJ and television host. He is the co-founder of Twelve Cupcakes, a Singapore-based cupcake chain. He also entered the eateries business with ''Mischief American ...

, Singaporean radio DJ *

Daryl Ong Daryl Neilsonn Ong (born March 24, 1987) is a Filipino singer and songwriter. He rose to fame after joining the singing competition ''The Voice of the Philippines''. When Ong sang his blind audition piece "Paano" (original by Gary Valenciano) ...

(born 1987), Filipino singer-songwriter *

Ong Ewe Hock Ong Ewe Hock (; born 14 March 1972) is a former badminton player from Malaysia. He is the younger brother of Ong Ewe Chye. Achievements World Cup ''Men's singles'' Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' Asian Cup ''Men's singles'' ...

, Malaysian badminton player *

Glenn Ong Glenn Francis Ong Su Kar (; born 22 June 1970) is a Singaporean DJ at SPH Radio's Kiss92, a Singapore English radio station, hosting the morning show with Angelique Teo and Mark Van Cuylenberg (The Flying Dutchman). A radio veteran of over 20 ...

(b. 1970), Singaporean radio DJ *

Han Ong Han Ong (born 1968) is an American playwright and novelist. He is both a high-school dropout and one of the youngest recipients of a MacArthur Foundation "genius" grant. Born in the Philippines, he moved to the United States at 16. His works, wh ...

(b. 1968), Filipino author * Ong Hock Thye, a Malaysian judge on the Courts of Malaysia. *

Ong Hok Ham Ong Hok Ham (1 May 1933 – 30 August 2007) was an eminent Chinese Indonesian historian considered one of the leading experts on Indonesian history during the 19th century Dutch colonial rule. His particular area of knowledge centered on event ...

(b. 1933), Indonesian-Chinese historian *

Ong Iok-tek Ông Io̍k-tek (, Taiwanese Hokkien, Taiwanese: Ông Io̍k-tek; ; 30 January 1924–9 September 1985) was a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese scholar and early leader of the Taiwan independence movement. He is considered to be an authority on the ...

(1924–1985), Taiwanese scholar and politician *

John D. Ong John Doyle Ong (born September 29, 1933, Ohio) is an American business executive. He served as United States Ambassador to Norway from 2002 to 2005. He graduated from Ohio State University with a bachelor's and master's degree before studying law ...

(b. 1933), American businessman; CEO, B.F. Goodrich Company 1979–1996, and U.S. Ambassador to Norway 2002–2006. *

Ong Ka Ting Ong Ka Ting (; born 15 November 1956) is a Malaysian politician. He was the former Housing and Local Government Minister from 1999 to 2008 and Acting Transport Minister from May to June 2003 in the Malaysian cabinet. Ong also served as the sev ...

(b. 1956), Malaysian politician *

Ong Kee Hui Tan Sri Datuk Amar Ong Kee Hui (; 1914–2000) was a Malaysian Chinese politician and founder / President of the Sarawak United People's Party (founded 12 June 1959). His family trace their origins to Longhai, Fujian Province, China. Fam ...

, Chinese-Malaysian politician *

Ong Keng Sen Ong Keng Sen (born 20 November 1963; ) is a Singaporean director of the theatre group TheatreWorks, which was founded in 1985. Early life Ong Keng Sen was youngest of six children born to immigrants from Putian, China. Ong joined the drama cl ...

(b. 1963), Singaporean theatre director *

Ong Keng Yong Ong Keng Yong (born 6 January 1954) is a Singaporean diplomat who served as the 11th secretary-general of ASEAN between 2003 and 2007. He is currently the Executive Deputy Chairman of the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at the ...

(b. 1954), Singaporean diplomat *

Ong Keo Ong Keo () led Austroasiatic-speaking minorities (formerly called Mon-Khmer) in what in Thailand was called the Holy Man's Rebellion, where it was a widespread but short-lived cause. Against French and Lao forces, however, Ong Keo continued t ...

(before 1901–1937), Laotian pro-independence rebel *

Ong Kham Chao Ong Kham ( th, เจ้าองค์คำ; died 1769 in Chiang Mai), also known as Ong Nok, was the king of Kingdom of Luang Phrabang, Luang Phrabang from 1713 to 1723, later the king of Lanna from 1727 to 1769. Ong Kham was a son of Ind ...

, king of Luang Prabang (1713–1723) *

Ong Khan Toghrul ( mn, Тоорил хан ''Tooril han''; ), also known as Wang Khan or Ong Khan ( ''Wan han''; ; died 1203) was a Khan (title), khan of the Keraites. He was the blood brother (anda (Mongol), anda) of the Mongol chief Yesugei and served ...

or Wang Khan (d. 1203), name given to the Kerait ruler Toghrul *

Ong Kommandam Ong Kommandam (also Ong Kommadam) was the confidant and successor of Ong Keo as the leader of the Mon-Khmer tribes of southern Laos in their struggle for independence from French and Lao rule. Ong Keo was assassinated in 1910 by the Commissioner of ...

(d. 1936), Laotian pro-independence rebel *

Nai Phuan Ong Nai Phuan Ong (born 10 September 1948 in Penang, Malaysia) is an American experimental physicist, specializing in "condensed matter physics focusing on topological insulators, Dirac/Weyl semimetals, superconductors and quantum spin liquids." Bi ...

(b. 1948), American physicist *

Olivia Ong Olivia Ong (; born ) is a Singaporean singer and actress. The majority of her works are in Mandarin Chinese, but she has also recorded songs in English, Cantonese and Japanese. In her early days, her entertainment career focused on singing jaz ...

, Singaporean singer *

Ong Pang Boon Ong Pang Boon ( zh, c=王邦文, p=Wáng Bāngwén; born 28 March 1929) is a Singaporean retired politician who served as Minister for Home Affairs between 1959 and 1963 and again for a short period of time in 1970, Minister for Education be ...

, Singaporean politician *

Ong Poh Lim Ong Poh Lim (; 18 November 1923 – 17 April 2003) was a Malayan/Singaporean badminton player who had won numerous national and international titles from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. Known for his quickness and his aggressive, unorthodox ...

, Malaysian badminton player *

Remy Ong Remy Ong (; born 22 November 1978) is a Singaporean bowler and former world champion. Remy made his name in the 2002 Asian Games at Busan as the captain for the men's team when he became the nation's only second male multiple-gold ...

(b. 1978), Singaporean bowler *

Richard Ong Richard Ong Tiong Sin (born 1965) is a Malaysian businessman and investor. He is the founder, chairman, and CEO of RRJ Capital, one of the largest private equity funds based in Asia. Richard was also a founder and CEO of Hopu Fund 1, a Beijing-b ...

, Malaysian business man, CEO of Hopu Fund * Ryan Ong Palao, Filipino-American drag performer and HIV awareness activist *

Samuel Ong Samuel Ong (1945–2009) was a former deputy director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of the Philippines and is a whistleblower, declaring that the 2004 national elections was rigged, starting an electoral crisis. In 2005, Ong anno ...

, former deputy director of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) of the Philippines *

Willie Ong Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...

, (b. 1963) Filipino cardiologist, media personality and politician * Ong Schan Tchow (1900–1945), well-known Chinese patriot artist *

Ong Seok Kim Ong Seok Kim (; 21 November 1884 - 31 May 1964) was an educationist, social worker, philanthropist and entrepreneur. He was born in Yongchun County, Southern Fujian Province in China and migrated to the then Malaya (now Malaysia) in 1903. As a ...

(Wang Shujin) (1884–1964) – Malaysian educationist, social worker and philanthropist *

Ong Seong-wu Ong Seong-wu (Hangul: 옹성우, born August 25, 1995) is a South Korean singer and actor. He is known for his participation in the survival reality show ''Produce 101 Season 2'', where he finished in fifth place, and is a former member of the ...

, Korean singer and actor, also member of the famous South Korean boy band

Wanna One Wanna One () was a South Korean boy band formed by CJ E&M through the second season of ''Produce 101''. The group was composed of eleven members: Kang Daniel, Park Ji-hoon, Lee Dae-hwi, Kim Jae-hwan, Ong Seong-wu, Park Woo-jin, Lai Kuan-lin, Yo ...

(use Chinese character 邕) *

Ong Soh Khim Associate Professor Ong Soh Khim () was a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP) in Singapore from January 2005 to April 2006. She was appointed by Singapore’s President S R Nathan in December 2004. Background Born and raised in a working-clas ...

, Singaporean academic and politician * Ong Soo Hin, Malaysian Chinese businessman and head of a salvaging company in south-east Asia *

Ong Soon Hock Ong Soon Hock (born 15 February 1985) is a badminton player from Malaysia. Career As a junior player, Ong won the 2002 Asian Junior Championships gold medal in the boys' doubles event and bronze medal in the team event. At the World Junior ...

, badminton player from Malaysia *

Ong Teck Chin Ong Teck Chin (; born 1949) is a Singaporean educator. He was formerly the Principal/CEO of Anglo-Chinese School, and resident warden of its boarding school. He is now currently the Principal of Singapore International School of Bangkok Sixt ...

, Singaporean educator *

Ong Teng Cheong Ong Teng Cheong ( zh, c=王鼎昌, p=Wáng Dǐngchāng; 22 January 1936 – 8 February 2002) was a Singaporean politician who served as the fifth president of Singapore between 1993 and 1999. He was also the first elected president in Singapor ...

(1936–2002), first elected President of Singapore * Ong Tiao Kok, better known as

Wang Zhaoguo Wang Zhaoguo (; born 14 July 1941) is a retired Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of Deng Xiaoping. An automobile factory technician by trade, Wang had a long and varied political career, known for having acquired a minist ...

, a Fujian Chinese politician who came to prominence during the era of

Deng Xiaoping Deng Xiaoping (22 August 1904 – 19 February 1997) was a Chinese revolutionary leader, military commander and statesman who served as the paramount leader of the People's Republic of China (PRC) from December 1978 to November 1989. After CC ...

Walter J. Ong Walter Jackson Ong (November 30, 1912 – August 12, 2003) was an American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian, and philosopher. His major interest was in exploring how the transition from orality ...

(1912–2003), American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher *

Ong Ye Kung Ong Ye Kung ( zh, s=王乙康, p=Wáng Yǐkāng; born 1969) is a Singaporean politician and former civil servant who has been serving as Minister for Health since 2021. A member of the governing People's Action Party (PAP), he has been the Mem ...

(b. 1969), Singaporean Minister of Health * Stilwell Ong Keat Pin (王吉宾；Wáng Jíbīn) (c. 1992–), a Singaporean who killed 19-year-old

Darren Ng Wei Jie On 30 October 2010, 19-year-old Darren Ng Wei Jie (), a Singaporean student from Republic Polytechnic, was slashed by 12 youths from a rival gang after a staring incident between one of Ng's friends and one of these youths attacking him. Ng s ...

during a gang fight. He was jailed for 12 years and received 12 strokes of the cane for culpable homicide.

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