Deng /təŋ/ (Chinese) is an East Asian surname of Chinese origin. It is a transcription of 邓 (simplified Chinese character) or 鄧 (traditional). It is transliterated as Dèng in pinyin and Teng, or Then, in Wade-Giles. In Cantonese, it is Dahng in Yale and Dang6 in Jyutping. In Minnan or Taiwanese, it is Tēng in Pe̍h-ōe-jī. The surname originating from the same Chinese character in Vietnamese is Đặng and it is one of the top ten surnames in Vietnam. The name is transliterated as Deung in Korean but is very rare in Korea. Deng is one of the surnames of the Nanyang, Henan ancestral hall (南陽堂).
In addition to spelling "Deng" used in mainland China, other common Chinese spelling variations include:
Tang - Romanization based on Cantonese spelling common in Hong Kong and Macao
Teng - Romanization based on Wade-Giles transliteration of Mandarin Chinese common spelling in Taiwan
Deng Yu, general and prime minister under Liu Xiu founder of the Eastern Han Dynasty
Deng Ai, general of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period
Deng Chao, contemporary Chinese actor
Deng Zhi,general of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period
Kent Deng, economic historian and writer
Deng Longguang (鄧龍光), Chinese general in World War II
Deng Ming-Dao, Taoist author
Deng Shichang, Qing Dynasty admiral
Deng Shiru (鄧石如), calligrapher and seal carver
Deng Xiaoping, former leader of China
Deng Pufang, son of Deng Xiaoping
Deng Nan, daughter of Deng Xiaoping
Deng Yingchao, wife of Zhou Enlai
Deng Liqun, leading figure of the Communist Party of China in the 1980s
Deng Yanda, 1895-1931, a left-wing general who tried to create a middle ground between the Chinese Communists and Chiang Kai-shek
Deng Yaping, table tennis player
Alan Kwong-wing Tang (鄧光榮), actor and movie producer
Tang Wing Cheung (鄧永祥), birth name of Cantonese opera and film actor Sun Ma Sze Tsang (新馬師曾)
H. T. Teng, Taiwanese ichthyologist
Teresa Teng, Taiwanese singer
Si-an Deng, a Chinese-Canadian badminton player
Wendi Deng, (birth name Dèng Wéngé or Dèng Wén Gé (邓文革)) Chinese-American businesswoman, former wife of Rupert Murdoch
Deng Maoqi (鄧茂七), leader of a tenant rebellion in Fujian at the end of the 1440s
Lydia Dunn, Baroness Dunn, a crossbench British Peer
Sheren Tang (鄧萃雯), Hong Kong TVB actress
Lee C. Teng, Chinese/Taiwanese scientist
G.E.M. (鄧紫棋), HK Cantopop Singer-Songwriter
Kanny Theng, Singaporean actress
Stephy Tang (born 1983), Hong Kong Cantopop singer and actress
Deng is also a common first or last name used among the tribes of South Sudan, shared by the Dinkas, Nuers and Shilluks. It has various meanings; for instance, it means "Rain" in Dinka. The Dinkas also believe that the most powerful god, ruler of all gods, is Deng.
Luol Deng, professional NBA basketball player
Francis Deng, South Sudanese politician
Dominic Dim Deng, South Sudanese military commander
Ataui Deng, Sudanese-American model
Thomas Deng, Australian footballer
Peter Deng, South Sudanese footballer
Valentino Achak Deng, South Sudanese refugee and activists
