Chong

Spellings & scripts●

Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records; ○ marks a model's transliteration. Click a spelling to open its page.

Meaning & origin●

Attested across 2 languages in the etymology graph.

Languages●

Language is read off each record's context, not declared by the bearer; a share is of all records for this spelling.

Other names spelled this way◐

Chong is also recorded as 3 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

• Spanish surname69K records spelled Chong9 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in Mexico, Peru, United States, Malaysia

  Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

  Also written Çhòñģ, Chồng, Chŏng, Chông, Chóng

• a separate surname16K records spelled Chong5 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in United States, China, Ecuador, Singapore

  Also written Chŏng, Chǒng, Chống, Chông

• French surname7.7K records spelled Chong8 spellings in the group

  Most recorded in France, United States, Malaysia, Singapore

  Languages: French, Catalan

  Also written Chóng, Chõng, Chŏng, Chông, Chồng

64 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Other recorded senses●

Chong is also recorded in 6 other lexicons, as a different name or as an ordinary word. These are senses of the spelling, not of the name above.

• In och, to pile on, pile high, high (of a mountain)

  as a word·Schuessler, ABC Etymological Dictionary of Old Chinese (2007)

• In Filipino, a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Indonesian, a Chinese Indonesian surname from Hokkien

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Vietnamese, to keep alight; to make stay lit

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In Chinese, nonstandard spelling of chōng

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

• In enm, alternative form of chaunge

  as a word·kaikki.org Wiktionary extract (IPA + transliterations)

Ordered by how much of this spelling's record each language holds, so a sense from a language the name is barely used in sits last rather than first.

Over time●

EC INEC — Visualizador de Nombres y Apellidos, per-token query API (1900–2024) — 109 years between 1906–2024. One register's own figures, never a sum across registers: two registers counting the same people would double them.

Notable people with this name●

• Zhang Qianb. 200CNnot in their usual nameimperial envoy to the world outside of China in the 2nd century BC
• Tommy Chongb. 1938CACanadian actor and comedian
• Jang Sung-taekb. 1946KPnot in their usual nameNorth Korean government official (1946–2013)
• Zhang Yimoub. 1950CNnot in their usual nameChinese filmmaker
• Leslie Cheungb. 1956CNnot in their usual nameHong Kong singer and actor (1956–2003)
• Rae Dawn Chongb. 1961CACanadian-American actress
• Maggie Cheungb. 1964GBnot in their usual nameHong Kong actress
• Annabel Chongb. 1972SGSingaporean-American pornographic actress
• Michael Changb. 1972USnot in their usual nameAmerican tennis player (born 1972)
• Chang Chenb. 1976TWnot in their usual nameTaiwanese actor

The ten people covered by the most Wikipedia language editions — a proxy for cross-cultural notability, which favours historical and Western figures over equally prominent contemporary ones — shown by birth year. Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Evidence●

Register rows as of the 2026-09-12 data build · 312 rows in the corpus for this spelling.

Frequently asked questions

How common is the name Chong?

We estimate roughly 16 thousand people bear Chong (counting its spellings and scripts) across 15 countries in our records.

In which country does Chong have the most bearers?

Chong is most frequently recorded in Malaysia, where it is most often spelled chong.

How common is Chong compared with other names?

In Malaysia, Chong is the 33rd most common surname of 241,605 surnames recorded there.

What does the name Chong mean?

Recorded meaning: From either Cantonese 莊／庄 (Zong¹), or Hokkien 莊／庄 (Chong), via English Chong.