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Nong (trad. 農 or 辳, simp. 农) is a Chinese surname meaning "farmer".[1] It is romanized Nung in Wade–Giles or Cantonese romanization.[1] According to a 2013 study, it was the 189th most common name in China; it was shared by 640,000 people, or 0.047% of the population, with the surname being most common in Guangxi.[2] It is the 320th name in the Hundred Family Surnames poem.[3]
Origins
Two origins are proposed:
Notable people
- Nong Qunhua (农群华; born 1966), Chinese badminton player
- Nong Rong (农融; born 1967), Chinese diplomat
References
- 1 2 "My China Roots". www.mychinaroots.com.
- ↑ Yuan Yida (袁义达), Qiu Jiaru, 邱家儒. 中国四百大姓. Beijing Book Co. Inc., 1 January 2013
- ↑ K. S. Tom. [1989] (1989). Echoes from Old China: Life, Legends and Lore of the Middle Kingdom. University of Hawaii Press. ISBN 0-8248-1285-9.
- ↑ "Chinese character 农 nong2 - meaning, pinyin, strokes, translation and more". hanzidb.org.
- ↑ "Nong Name Meaning & Nong Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com.
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