Dang (surname)


Dang is a Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, and German surname. It thus has its sources from both Asiatic languages and Indo-European languages. The two branches are thought to be unrelated.

Hokchew Chinese Dang : 鄭 (Zheng">Zheng (surname)">Zheng)

Dang in Cantonese is transliterated as Dǎng in pinyin and Đặng in Vietnamese. origin from
Dang in Korean is transliterated as Táng in pinyin and Đường in Vietnamese. origin from
People, Dang;
In Vietnam, the surname is correctly spelled Đặng and it is a popular Vietnamese name unlike in China and Korea. The name Đặng is transliterated as Deng in Chinese and Deung in Korean, all come from the word 鄧. It may originate from:
The origin of Vietnamese "Đặng" remains unclear, however it is assumed that the native people of Vietnam had adopted the surname from Chinese literature and history. People with the surname Đặng;
In history
Modern day