As a surname, Heng may refer to: * Teochew romanization of the

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlike the ...

written ('' Wáng'' in

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) *

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romanization of the Chinese surname written ('' Xíng'' in

) *

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of the less-common Chinese surname written in

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or in

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(also ''Héng'')

Distribution

Heng is mostly identified as a Teochew-romanized Chinese surname written ('' Wáng'' in

) in Singapore and Malaysia. The Chinese surname was listed 8th on the famous

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty (; ; 960–1279) was an imperial dynasty of China that began in 960 and lasted until 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song following his usurpation of the throne of the Later Zhou. The Song conquered the rest ...

list of the ''

Hundred Family Surnames The ''Hundred Family Surnames'' (), commonly known as ''Bai Jia Xing'', also translated as ''Hundreds of Chinese Surnames'', is a classic Chinese text composed of common Chinese surnames. An unknown author compiled the book during the Song dyn ...

'' and is the most common surname in mainland China.
ublic Security Bureau Statistics: 'Wang' Found China's #1 'Big Family', Includes 92.88m People" 24 Apr 2007. Accessed 27 Mar 2012. However, Heng is an uncommon surname in the United States (ranked 13,044th during the 1990 census and 10,281st during the year 2000 census).

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. Op. cit.

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.
How Popular Is Your Last Name?
Accessed 6 Apr 2013.

Notable Hengs

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Heng Swee Keat Heng Swee Keat (; born 15 April 1961) is a Singaporean politician, former police officer and civil servant who has been serving as Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore since 2019 and Coordinating Minister for Economic Policies since 2020 and als ...

, Singaporean politician and Deputy Prime Minister * Heng Kim Song, Singaporean editorial cartoonist *

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, Singaporean actor *

Heng Chee How Heng Chee How ( zh, s=王志豪, p=Wáng Zhìháo; born 1961) is a Singaporean politician, union leader and former police officer who has been serving as Senior Minister of State for Defence since 2018 and Deputy Secretary-General of the Natio ...

, Singaporean politician * Amanda Heng, Singaporean artist

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* Margaret Heng, Singaporean businesswoman * Nadia Min Dern Heng, Malaysian beauty pageant titleholder and model

References

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