# Ng

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əŋ/ · frequency rank #8,322

## Definitions
1. A surname from Chinese.
2. A surname from Chinese.

## Etymology
From various Chinese surnames, including:
* Hokkien 黃 /黄 (N̂g)
* Cantonese 吳 /吴 (ng⁴) and 伍 (ng⁵)
The Philippine pronunciation is influenced by Tagalog ng.

## Easily confused with
- **NJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nj)
- **ni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-ni)
- **nm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nm)
- **NZ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nz)
- **NT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nt)
- **NP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-np)
- **nu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nu)
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nl)
- **nr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nr)
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nn)
- **not** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-not)
- **now** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-now)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-non)
- **nor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nor)
- **nov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nov)
- **NYC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nyc)
- **nut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nut)
- **NHL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nhl)
- **NHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nhs)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ng-vs-nsa)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ng