Chong
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Chong can refer to:
Transliterations of a number of Chinese and Korean surnames:
- The Chong languageChong languageChong, or more specifically Western Chong , is an endangered language spoken in Cambodia and southeastern Thailand. It is a Western Pearic language in the Eastern Mon–Khmer language family branch. Chong is currently the focus of a language revitalization project in Thailand.The Chong language is...
of Thailand and Cambodia - An alternative name for the Limbu peopleLimbu peopleThe Yakthung or Limbu tribes and clans belong to the Kirati nation or to the Kirat confederation.They are indigenous to the hill and mountainous regions of east Nepal between the Arun and Mechi rivers to as far as Southern Tibet, Bhutan and Sikkim....
of eastern Nepal, Bhutan, and northeast India
Transliterations of a number of Chinese and Korean surnames:
- Chung (Korean name)Chung (Korean name)Chung, also often spelled Jeong, Jung, Joung, Chong, Tseung, Cheong or Choung, is a common Korean family name...
- Zhong (surname)Zhong (surname)Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surname, including Zhōng 鍾/钟, Zhòng 种 and Zhòng 仲 etc. It's also transliterated as Tihon and Chung . It is the 56th most common last name in China. People surnamed Zhong are the descendents of Shang Tang...
- 崇 - Zhang (surname)Zhang (surname)Zhang is among the most common Chinese surnames. In the 1990 edition of Guinness Book of Records, it was listed as the world's most common surname, with over 100 million people worldwide with this surname. It was also ranked third in the People's Republic of China by the Chinese Academy of...
- 张 and 張 - Zhang (surname)Zhang (surname)Zhang is among the most common Chinese surnames. In the 1990 edition of Guinness Book of Records, it was listed as the world's most common surname, with over 100 million people worldwide with this surname. It was also ranked third in the People's Republic of China by the Chinese Academy of...
- 章 - Zhuang (surname)Zhuang (surname)Zhuang is a Chinese surname. It ranked 73rd by population in a 1990 study of 174,900 samples but dropped out of the top 100 in a 2006 study, which included 296 million samples ....
- 莊 and 庄 - Zheng (surname)Zheng (surname)Zhèng or Cheng is a Chinese family name and is the name of an ancient state in today's Henan. It is written as 鄭 in traditional Chinese script or as 郑 in simplified Chinese script....
- 鄭 and 郑 - Zhong (surname)Zhong (surname)Zhong is pinyin transliteration of several Chinese surname, including Zhōng 鍾/钟, Zhòng 种 and Zhòng 仲 etc. It's also transliterated as Tihon and Chung . It is the 56th most common last name in China. People surnamed Zhong are the descendents of Shang Tang...
- 鍾 and 钟
People named Chong
- Annabel ChongAnnabel ChongGrace Quek , better known by her stage name Annabel Chong, is a former pornographic actress now living in the United States. On 19 January 1995, at the age of 22, she became famous by engaging in 251 sex acts with about 70 men over a ten-hour period, setting a world record, with the resulting...
- Chong Chieng JenChong Chieng JenChong Chieng Jen, , is a Malaysian lawyer and politician from the Democratic Action Party . He owns a legal firm named Chong Brothers Advocates. He is currently the member of Malaysian Parliament for Bandar Kuching seat and the member of the Sarawak State Assembly for Kota Sentosa...
- Denise ChongDenise Chong- Early life and schooling :A third generation Chinese Canadian, Chong was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 9 June 1953, and was raised in Prince George. She studied economy at the University of British Columbia earning her bachelor degee in 1975...
- Eddie ChongEddie ChongEddie Chong is an internationally recognized kung fu martial artist and instructor. Chong operates from his Sacramento, California-based school. He has nine affiliated schools and a school in Mexico...
- Chong EngChong EngChong Eng , is a Malaysian politician for Democratic Action Party . She is currently the Member of Malaysian Parliament for Bukit Mertajam, Penang which she won since 1999. She also served in the Women Crisis Center and Community AIDS Service Penang...
- Chong Fah CheongChong Fah CheongChong Fah Cheong is a Singaporean sculptor known for many public sculptures in Singapore. Though he worked in a variety of styles from abstract to figurative, his name is identified with a series of figurative sculptures depicting the life of people living and working along the Singapore...
- Gordon ChongGordon ChongGordon Joseph Chong is a Toronto politician and public servant. He has served as a city of Toronto councillor and was vice-chairman of the Toronto Transit Commission. He served on the board of GO Transit from 2000 to 2006 including periods as vice-chairman of GO Transit and chairman...
- Chong Kah KiatChong Kah KiatTan Sri Chong Kah Kiat was the 13th Chief Minister of Sabah, Malaysia. He is also the former president of the Liberal Democratic Party .-History in politics:...
- Ida ChongIda ChongIda Chong is British Columbia's Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and was Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative as well as Minister of Technology, Trade, and Economic Development. She has served in this position since June 2008...
- Jason ChongJason ChongJason Chong is an Australian actor.Chong was born in Sydney, Australia. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art , Australia. He is frequently seen on television; his credits include: Wildside, Bondi Banquet, Murder Call, Going Home, Farscape and All Saints...
- Kevin ChongKevin ChongKevin Chong is a Canadian author.Born in Hong Kong, Chong studied at the University of British Columbia and Columbia University, where he received an MFA in fiction writing....
- Marcus ChongMarcus ChongMarcus Chong is an American actor most noted for his role as Tank in the science fiction film The Matrix....
- Michael ChongMichael ChongMichael David Chong, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He has represented the riding of Wellington—Halton Hills in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Sport, as well as the...
- Michelle ChongMichelle ChongMichelle Chong is a Singaporean host, actress and film director .- Biography :Michelle Chong is bilingual, and appears on variety shows and dramas on Singapore's Channels 5 and 8....
- Miguel Ángel Osorio ChongMiguel Ángel Osorio ChongMiguel Ángel Osorio Chong is a Mexican politician affiliated to the Institutional Revolutionary Party and was Governor of Hidalgo until April of 2011. He is of Chinese descent.-Political career:...
- Chong Pal Park
- Ping ChongPing ChongPing Chong is an American contemporary theater director, choreographer, video and installation artist. He was born in Toronto and raised in the Chinatown section of New York City...
- Rae Dawn ChongRae Dawn ChongRae Dawn Chong is a Canadian-American actress.-Life and career:Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong. She and her sister Robbi were raised by her grandmother, Tommy Chong's mother. Chong's father is of Chinese and Scottish-Irish ancestry and her...
- Robbi ChongRobbi ChongRobbi Lynn Chong is a Canadian actress and former model.-Early life:Chong was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, the daughter of Maxine Sneed and Tommy Chong, a comedian, actor, writer and director. Chong's father is of Chinese and Scots-Irish ancestry and her mother is of African and Cherokee...
- Susien ChongSusien ChongSusien Chong is one half of the Sydney based fashion label Lover.Chong grew up in Sydney, attending St George Girls High School, Kogarah. She obtained a degree in design from the University of Technology Sydney, and came to prominence by winning the Smirnoff Fashion Award while still a student.She...
- Chong Tae-HyonChong Tae-HyonTae-Hyon Chong is a South Korean professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He bats and throws right-handed...
- Chong TeseChong TeseJong Tae-Se born March 2, 1984 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan) is a North Korean football player currently playing for Bochum. He is a member of the North Korea national team...
- Chong Yak-JongChong Yak-JongJeong Yak-jong , also known as Augustine Chong, was a Roman Catholic Korean martyr who contributed greatly to the spread of Catholicism in Korea. He was an older brother of Jeong Yak-yong and father of Saint Paul Chong Hasang...
- Tommy ChongTommy ChongTommy Chong is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician who is well known for his stereotypical portrayals of hippie-era stoners...
- Peter ChongPeter ChongPeter Chong is a former prisoner convicted of racketeering and extortion, described by prosecutors as the former leader of the Wo Hop To syndicate in the late 1980s and early 1990s...
See also
- Chung (disambiguation)
- Zhong (disambiguation)
- Zhang (disambiguation)