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970: 895: 367:, the distribution of the surname within Germany (largely concentrated in northwestern Bavaria and neighbouring states) appears to rule out the earlier theory that the surname was related to that village. 454:, among the 292 applicants with this surname in the sample, only one chose to spell it as Seng, as compared to 197 applicants who spelled it as Sung, and 86 as Seong. 461:
found 4,563 people with the surname Seng, making it the 7,311th-most-common name in the country. This represented an increase from 3,588 (8,457th-most-common) in the
1019: 164: 993: 552: 1039: 1029: 921: 1034: 1024: 814: 754: 260: 779: 379: 473:(down from 45% in 2000). It was the 563rd-most-common surname among respondents to the 2000 census who identified as Asian. 225:), homophonous or nearly-homophonous with the above surname in most Southern Min dialects (e.g. Hokkien Pe̍h-ōe-jī: 375: 462: 458: 864: 654:
A dictionary of the Hok-këèn dialect of the Chinese language, according to the reading and colloquial idioms
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A pronouncing and defining dictionary of the Swatow dialect, arranged according to syllables and tones
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There were 720 people in Germany with the surname Seng, making it the 4,824th-most-common surname.
804: 672: 652: 191: 598: 470: 333: 1014: 810: 775: 750: 742: 482: 450:. This surname is only rarely spelled as Seng; in a study based on year 2007 applications for 325: 126: 946: 787: 594: 288: 337: 992:
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668: 466: 409: 387: 216: 201: 174: 114: 84: 80: 76: 790:, whereas the spelling "Seng" may have come from the pronunciation in some other dialect. 347: 438:
The 2000 South Korean census found 184,555 people in 57,248 households with the surname
524: 371: 321: 308: 240: 168: 1008: 800: 415:'to accomplish'; same character as for the second Chinese surname listed above), and 329: 512: 184: 122: 898:[Family names by administrative region (district, city, county): separated by 573: 561: 536: 835: 997: 542: 500: 494: 359:
Seng (whose origin is unclear). Though there is a village by the name Seng in
356: 352: 317:) probably originates from the Southern Min pronunciations of Chéng or Shéng. 293: 281: 245: 221: 204: 179: 135: 270: 256: 873:]. National Institute of the Korean Language. 25 June 2009. p. 59 620: 949: 902:, households and individuals]. Korean Statistical Information Service 518: 465:. In the 2010 census, about 55% of bearers of the surname identified as 979: 364: 276: 188: 151: 947:"Most common last names for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S." 539:(born 1971), Cambodian-born American human-rights activist and lawyer 145: 397: 383: 140: 90: 625: 786:
The Hainanese Transliteration Scheme is based on the prestige
497:(1909–1944), German communist and anti-Nazi resistance fighter 232: 208: 679:. Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press. p. 470 871:
Plan for romanisation of surnames: a preparatory discussion
716: 683: 515:(born 1936), American local politician in Lincoln, Nebraska 989: 842:. Mainz: Akademie der Wissenschaften und der Literatur 183:), spelled Seng based on its pronunciation in various 809:. Vol. 3. Oxford University Press. p. 321. 264: 105:
is a Cambodian, Chinese, German, and Korean surname.
445: 444:, and 808 people in 265 households with the surname 439: 416: 401: 68: 63: 34: 29: 21: 576:(born 1988), Australian photographer and filmmaker 149:'association', and in Chinese most commonly means 378:, of the surname spelled in the much-more-common 374:, Seng is the spelling, in the relatively rare 143:. The word itself originated from the Sanskrit 840:Digitales Familiennamenwörterbuch Deutschlands 521:(1946–2016), American local politician in Iowa 341:'to singe'. In some cases it originated as an 159:'. In some cases it may have originated as an 890: 888: 546: 528: 504: 486: 298: 250: 121:; they are listed below by their spelling in 8: 422: 407: 391: 117:, based on their pronunciation in different 51: 45: 16: 859: 857: 565: 312: 269:). This spelling is found for example in 774:. 华南师范大学中文系《方音字典》. 广东人民出版社. p. 75. 749:. Global Publishing. pp. 244, 248. 707: 657:. East India Company Press. p. 590. 396:). It can be written with either of two 586: 711: 15: 830: 828: 826: 165:transcription into Chinese characters 113:Seng may be the spelling of multiple 7: 533:; born 1950), Singaporean politician 806:Dictionary of American Family Names 558:), Singaporean Internet businessman 351:'ready to cut (of grain)', or as a 330:land which had been cleared by fire 324:Seng in most cases originated as a 469:(up from 46% in 2000), and 38% as 14: 978:This page lists people with the 968: 714:, p. 471. Additionally see 621:"中国有个姓氏,人口不到10万,祖先与和尚有关,如今只分布河南" 261:Hainanese Transliteration Scheme 139:), a surname found primarily in 922:"How common is your last name?" 509:; 1913–?), Chinese weightlifter 491:; 1884–1977), Chinese librarian 227: 196: 547: 529: 505: 487: 392: 380:Revised Romanization of Korean 299: 251: 1: 255:), spelled Seng based on its 1020:Surnames of Cambodian origin 570:; born 1984), Cambodian chef 233: 209: 446: 440: 417: 402: 376:Yale romanization of Korean 265: 1056: 966: 896:"행정구역(구시군)/성씨·본관별 가구 및 인구" 328:for a person who lived on 1040:Multiple Chinese surnames 1030:Hokkien-language surnames 566: 459:2010 United States census 423: 408: 313: 292: 280: 244: 220: 178: 134: 52: 46: 44:Korean: 'to accomplish' ( 1035:Korean-language surnames 1025:German-language surnames 865: 771: 746: 996:by adding the person's 866:씨 로마자 표기 방안: 마련을 위한 토론회 346: 345:for a farmer, from MHG 336: 25:Chinese, German, Korean 649:Medhurst, Walter Henry 595:"僧姓起源与僧人有关 尼姓人可能是孔子后裔" 452:South Korean passports 125:, which reflects the 556: 1990s–present 363:in far southeastern 343:occupational surname 161:occupational surname 119:varieties of Chinese 681:. Additionally see 629:. 30 September 2019 231:; Teochew Peng'im: 18: 599:China News Service 471:non-Hispanic white 361:Altötting district 334:Middle High German 41:German: 'to singe' 1001: 745:. In 罗福腾 (ed.). 483:Samuel T. Y. Seng 326:toponymic surname 309:Cambodian surname 163:, in others as a 127:standard Mandarin 100: 99: 1047: 1000:(s) to the link. 987: 972: 971: 961: 960: 958: 956: 943: 937: 936: 934: 932: 918: 912: 911: 909: 907: 892: 883: 882: 880: 878: 861: 852: 851: 849: 847: 832: 821: 820: 797: 791: 788:Wenchang dialect 785: 767: 761: 760: 738: 732: 731: 729: 727: 705: 699: 698: 696: 694: 680: 669:Fielde, Adele M. 665: 659: 658: 645: 639: 638: 636: 634: 617: 611: 610: 608: 606: 591: 569: 568: 557: 554: 550: 549: 532: 531: 508: 507: 490: 489: 449: 443: 426: 425: 420: 414: 413: 405: 395: 394: 316: 315: 302: 301: 296: 284: 268: 254: 253: 248: 236: 229: 224: 212: 198: 182: 138: 115:Chinese surnames 55: 54: 49: 48: 19: 1055: 1054: 1050: 1049: 1048: 1046: 1045: 1044: 1005: 1004: 1003: 1002: 986: 977: 973: 969: 965: 964: 954: 952: 945: 944: 940: 930: 928: 920: 919: 915: 905: 903: 894: 893: 886: 876: 874: 867: 863: 862: 855: 845: 843: 834: 833: 824: 817: 799: 798: 794: 782: 773: 769: 768: 764: 757: 748: 740: 739: 735: 725: 723: 715: 710:, p. 590; 706: 702: 692: 690: 682: 667: 666: 662: 647: 646: 642: 632: 630: 619: 618: 614: 604: 602: 593: 592: 588: 583: 555: 479: 433: 259:pronunciation ( 187:dialects (e.g. 129:pronunciation: 111: 96: 69:Variant form(s) 59: 12: 11: 5: 1053: 1051: 1043: 1042: 1037: 1032: 1027: 1022: 1017: 1007: 1006: 975: 974: 967: 963: 962: 938: 913: 884: 853: 822: 815: 803:, ed. (2003). 801:Hanks, Patrick 792: 780: 772:《海南音字典(普通话对照)》 762: 755: 747:《新加坡华语应用研究新进展》 743:"新加坡华人姓氏平写法研究" 733: 700: 660: 640: 612: 601:. 17 June 2014 585: 584: 582: 579: 578: 577: 571: 559: 540: 534: 525:Seng Han Thong 522: 516: 510: 498: 492: 478: 475: 432: 429: 372:Korean surname 322:German surname 305: 304: 286: 274: 238: 214: 172: 169:Mongolian name 110: 107: 98: 97: 95: 94: 87: 72: 70: 66: 65: 61: 60: 58: 57: 42: 38: 36: 32: 31: 27: 26: 23: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1052: 1041: 1038: 1036: 1033: 1031: 1028: 1026: 1023: 1021: 1018: 1016: 1013: 1012: 1010: 999: 995: 991: 990:internal link 984: 981: 951: 948: 942: 939: 927: 923: 917: 914: 901: 897: 891: 889: 885: 872: 868: 860: 858: 854: 841: 837: 831: 829: 827: 823: 818: 816:9780199771691 812: 808: 807: 802: 796: 793: 789: 783: 777: 770:梁猷刚 (1988). 766: 763: 758: 756:9789813205970 752: 744: 737: 734: 722: 718: 713: 709: 708:Medhurst 1832 704: 701: 689: 685: 678: 674: 670: 664: 661: 656: 655: 650: 644: 641: 628: 627: 622: 616: 613: 600: 596: 590: 587: 580: 575: 572: 563: 560: 544: 541: 538: 535: 526: 523: 520: 517: 514: 511: 502: 499: 496: 493: 484: 481: 480: 476: 474: 472: 468: 464: 460: 455: 453: 448: 442: 436: 430: 428: 419: 411: 404: 399: 389: 385: 381: 377: 373: 368: 366: 362: 358: 354: 350: 349: 344: 340: 339: 335: 331: 327: 323: 318: 310: 295: 290: 287: 283: 278: 275: 272: 267: 262: 258: 247: 242: 239: 235: 230: 223: 218: 215: 211: 206: 203: 199: 193: 190: 186: 181: 176: 173: 170: 166: 162: 158: 157:Buddhist monk 154: 153: 148: 147: 142: 137: 132: 131: 130: 128: 124: 120: 116: 108: 106: 104: 92: 88: 86: 82: 78: 74: 73: 71: 67: 62: 43: 40: 39: 37: 33: 28: 24: 20: 982: 976:Surname list 953:. 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Retrieved 589: 513:Colleen Seng 456: 437: 434: 369: 319: 306: 226: 195: 185:Southern Min 150: 144: 123:Hanyu Pinyin 112: 102: 101: 931:5 September 712:Fielde 1883 574:Jarrad Seng 562:Seng Sothea 537:Theary Seng 463:2000 census 447:Byeol Seong 418:Byeol Seong 390::  64:Other names 50:), 'star' ( 22:Language(s) 1009:Categories 998:given name 846:11 January 781:7218001955 721:mogher.com 688:mogher.com 581:References 543:James Seng 501:Seng Liang 495:Willi Seng 441:Irul Seong 431:Statistics 403:Irul Seong 357:hypocorism 353:patronymic 192:Pe̍h-ōe-jī 955:8 January 427:'star'). 355:from the 271:Singapore 257:Hainanese 75:Chinese: 1015:Surnames 950:Mongabay 906:22 March 900:bon-gwan 877:22 March 726:22 March 693:22 March 671:(1883). 651:(1832). 633:22 March 605:22 March 567:សេង សុធា 519:Joe Seng 89:Korean: 980:surname 926:Newsday 365:Bavaria 332:, from 205:Peng'im 202:Teochew 189:Hokkien 152:bhikkhu 109:Origins 35:Meaning 988:If an 836:"Seng" 813:  778:  753:  477:People 388:Korean 338:sengen 311:Seng ( 289:Zhuāng 194:: 146:sangha 133:Sēng ( 93:, Sung 30:Origin 869:[ 467:Asian 398:hanja 384:Seong 370:As a 348:senge 217:Shéng 175:Chéng 167:of a 141:Henan 91:Seong 85:Shing 81:Sheng 77:Cheng 994:link 983:Seng 957:2018 933:2018 908:2023 879:2023 848:2023 811:ISBN 776:ISBN 751:ISBN 728:2023 695:2023 635:2023 626:Sohu 607:2023 457:The 320:The 307:The 277:Shěn 241:Chén 234:Sêng 228:Sêng 210:Sêng 197:Sêng 103:Seng 17:Seng 717:"盛" 684:"成" 673:"應" 553:fl. 548:庄振宏 530:成汉通 488:沈祖榮 424:별 星 382:as 314:សេង 266:Sin 1011:: 985:. 924:. 887:^ 856:^ 838:. 825:^ 719:. 686:. 675:. 623:. 597:. 551:; 506:沈良 410:이룰 400:: 263:: 207:: 200:; 83:, 79:, 959:. 935:. 910:. 881:. 850:. 819:. 784:. 759:. 730:. 697:. 637:. 609:. 564:( 545:( 527:( 503:( 485:( 421:( 412:成 406:( 393:성 386:( 303:) 300:庄 297:/ 294:莊 291:( 285:) 282:沈 279:( 273:. 252:陈 249:/ 246:陳 243:( 237:) 222:盛 219:( 213:) 180:成 177:( 171:. 155:' 136:僧 56:) 53:星 47:成

Index

Cheng
Sheng
Shing
Seong
Chinese surnames
varieties of Chinese
Hanyu Pinyin
standard Mandarin

Henan
sangha
bhikkhu
Buddhist monk
occupational surname
transcription into Chinese characters
Mongolian name
Chéng

Southern Min
Hokkien
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
Teochew
Peng'im
Shéng

Chén

Hainanese
Hainanese Transliteration Scheme
Singapore

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