Cheung is used as a family name or surname in China. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cheung
No. of characters: 6
Origin: China
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Cheung

How popular is Cheung?

Cheung is common in China.

Cheung is ranked 183 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cheungs grew by 16.79218 per cent to 18765 since 2000 and ranked 1920 after elevating 149 spots. The last name was found in around 64 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 95.13 95.93
Others 2.03 2.02
White 1.8 1.4
Hispanic or Latino 0.77 0.52
Black 0.24 0
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.03 0
Cheung is quite popular family name mostly used in China while Hong Kong is ahead in terms of density. Around 2579780 people have been found who wears Cheung as their family name. Cheung is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
656,580 India9
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
114,007 Czech Republic4
122,390 Belarus4
381,097 Ukraine4
4,096 Dominican Republic3
1,850 Papua New Guinea3
10,762 Hungary3
1,418 Madagascar3
41,879 Turkey2
17,547 Colombia2
6,266 Luxembourg2
9,272 Ecuador2
1,118 Isle of Man2
2,152 Niger2
18,035 Egypt2
20,186 Kenya2
12,172 Ghana2
3,871 Paraguay2
40,064 Nigeria2
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
340 Comoros1
2,613 The Bahamas1
613 Central African Republic1
2,037 Cayman Islands1
846 American Samoa1
2,374 Bermuda1
7,198 Maldives1
1,176 Antigua and Barbuda1
31,584 Peru1
120,357 Argentina1
37,493 Austria1
15,705 Cameroon1
14,644 Tunisia1
42,479 Greece1
17,768 Pakistan1
2,724 New Caledonia1
7,941 Guatemala1
3,275 Nepal1
3,586 Honduras1
3,307 Malta1
2,078 Lesotho1
12,270 Lebanon1
1,819 Laos1
58,885 Poland1
24,176 Qatar1
1,005 The Gambia1
2,505 Congo1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
56,169 Mexico1
624 Solomon Islands1
356 Eritrea1
7,191 Afghanistan1
591 Samoa1
4,171 Rwanda1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,647 Japan50
1,839 Costa Rica49
12,953 Finland48
16,483 Chile45
13,773 Denmark39
20,103 Norway33
587 Guam32
331,856 Russia21
1,163 Jersey17
2,892 Iceland13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
932 Thailand92
2,622 Puerto Rico82
97,985 Indonesia81
Countries with hundreds of Cheung:
17,160 Brazil763
156 Mauritius712
1,168 Scotland669
731 Panama587
49 Suriname586
1,276 New Zealand575
1,062 Wales373
18,360 South Africa329
10,478 Saudi Arabia308
6,084 Belgium297
4,234 Switzerland279
3,769 Sweden261
64 French Polynesia257
1,341 Northern Ireland215
2,304 Ireland197
1,644 Jamaica161
53,156 Italy134
10,984 Venezuela125
22,968 Spain123
7,901 United Arab Emirates122
Countries with thousands of Cheung:
868 England8,545
195 Taiwan4,809
652 Australia4,651
3,258 Philippines3,931
658 Cambodia3,322
793 Vietnam3,180
321 South Korea2,620
960 Netherlands2,055
44 Macau2,039
279 Singapore1,969
1,848 Malaysia1,518
6,699 Germany1,412
6,986 France1,249
Countries with ten thousands of Cheung:
1,745 United States22,692
276 Canada13,948
Countries with hundred thousands of Cheung:
6 Hong Kong167,970
Countries with millions of Cheung:
99 China2,326,098
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Cheung Namesakes

  • Flora Cheung, Fashion Designer
  • Alfred Cheung, Actor
  • Alphonsus Lapman Cheung, Author
  • Ambrose Cheung, Solicitor
  • Russell Cheung, Actor
  • Louis Cheung, Actor
  • Angelica Cheung, Editor
  • Angelica Cheung, Editor
  • Anji Cheung, Musical Artist
  • Julian Cheung, Singer
  • In 1961 drama, thriller flick, Shou qiang, Man Cheung portrayed N.
  • In 1965, Ying-Tso Cheung played the role of N in action movie Treasure Hunt.
  • Tak-Kwong Cheung portrayed vital character of N in 2008 comedy and drama flick Sup fun chung ching.
  • In 1991, Chi-Kuen Cheung played the role of N in action flick Lie xue jie tou.
  • In 1991 action movie, Lie xue jie tou, Wai-Hung Cheung portrayed N.
  • Jennifer J. Cheung portrayed the small role of Evelyn in 2017 comedy and crime flick Second Service.
  • In 2003, Wing-Kwan Cheung characterized the role of N in horror movie Wo he jiang shi du guo mi yue.
  • Shirley Cheung, from 1996 action and crime movie Wong Gok dik tin hung 2: Nam siu yee, who played Feng Yu-San.
  • In 1937, Yuet-Yee Cheung characterized the role of N in musical flick Shenmi zhi ye.
  • Lo-Lo Cheung portrayed main role of N in 1964 crime flick Xiang cheng yan shi.
  • In 1938 drama film, Peng you zhi qi, Tat-Man Cheung portrayed N.
  • Nam-Ngan Cheung, from 1989 action, crime film Huo bao xing dong, who played N.
  • In 1999, Yuen-Jing Cheung characterized the role of N in comedy, romance flick Yu pu tuan zhi yang wu xing jiao.
  • Candy Cheung played key role of Sin-yi in 2014 drama movie Dim dui dim.
  • In 2018 horror flick, Ku zak, Bob Yin-Pok Cheung portrayed N.
  • In 1993, Gam-Yuen Cheung played the role of N in action, crime film Huo hu die.
  • In 1954, Hung-Hing Cheung played the role of N in drama movie Li hua yi zhi chun dai yu.
  • Sing-Fai Cheung, from 1962 fantasy, musical flick Da zhan Si Zhou Cheng, who characterized N.
  • In 1961 drama, musical film, Han Jiang Guan, Sing-Fei Cheung played N.
  • Hoi-sing Cheung, from 1993 romance film Leung sheung ching yuen, who played the N.
  • Regen Cheung characterized leading character of Sammi in 2018 comedy, romance movie BFF Courier.
  • In 2008 thriller flick, Chan oi dik, Man-ga Cheung played Crystal.
  • In 1990, Jan-Wah Cheung portrayed the role of N in 0 film Hu dao.
  • In 1977, Suk Yee Cheung characterized the role of N in action and crime film The Lonely Killer.
  • Huen Cheung characterized the central role of N in 1994 0 flick She yao shen ling.
  • In 1949, Yuk-Sing Cheung characterized the role of N in drama movie Hong Hei Koon huit chin Lau ga chun.
  • Chi Gin Cheung, from 1989 drama movie Qing yi wo xin zhi, who played N.

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