Chung (surname)

Chung is a surname whose bearers are generally people of Chinese or Korean descent. It is also a Vietnamese surname worn by people of Chinese descent but is very rare in Vietnam; the surname is known as Zhong (trad/simp: 鍾/锺) in Mandarin Chinese, Jong (鍾/종), Jong (宗/종), and Jung (鄭/정) in Korean, and Chung in Vietnam, Taiwan and Hong Kong.

• Chung or Zhong (surname), is a transliteration of several Chinese surnames, including Zhōng (鍾/锺 or 钟), Zhòng (种, mistakenly for Chóng, cf. zh:种姓) and Zhòng (仲), etc.. These are transliterated as Chung (especially in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia). Sometimes it is transliterated as Cheong or Choong in Malaysia.
• Chung or Cheung, a Cantonese romanization of several Chinese surnames, including 張/张 (Jyutping: Zoeng1; Pinyin: Zhāng; Wade–Giles: Chang), and 章. Sometimes, 蔣 (蒋) is also spelled as Cheung instead of Chiang/Jiang due to its Cantonese pronunciation.
• Jeong (Korean surname), a Latin alphabet rendition of the Korean family name "정" (hanja: 鄭, 丁, 程), sometimes also spelled as Chung, Jung, or Jong.

Notable people with the surname include:

Korean

• Chi Hyun Chung (born 1970), South Korean–Bolivian doctor, evangelical pastor and politician
• Chung Chung-hoon (born 1970), South Korean cinematographer and filmmaker
• Chung Dong-kee (born 1949), South Korean volleyball player
• Chung Eui-sun (born 1970), South Korean businessman
• Chung Eui-yong (born 1946), South Korean diplomat and politician
• Chung Han-ah (born 1982), South Korean novelist
• Chung Hong-won (born 1944), South Korean politician and prosecutor
• Chung Hwang-keun (born 1961), South Korean politician
• Chung Hyeon (born 1996), South Korean tennis player
• Chung Il-kwon (1917–1994), South Korean politician, diplomat and soldier
• Chung Jung-yong (born 1969), South Korean football manager and former player
• Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001), South Korean businessman
• Chung Mong-hun (1948–2003), South Korean businessman
• Chung Mong-joon (born 1951), South Korean businessman and politician
• Chung Mong-koo (born 1938), South Korean businessman
• Chung Sye-kyun (born 1950), South Korean politician
• Chung Yong-jin (born 1968), South Korean businessman
• Chung Yoo-ra (born 1996), South Korean equestrian
• Jamie Chung (born 1983), Korean-American actress
• Clara Chung (born 1987), Korean-American singer and songwriter
• David Chung (golfer) (born 1990), Korean-American golfer
• Doo-Ri Chung (born 1973), Korean-American fashion designer
• Eugene Chung (born 1969), Korean-American football player
• Koo Chung, Korean-American musician
• Kyung Wha Chung (born 1948), South Korean violinist
• Lee Isaac Chung (born 1978), Korean-American filmmaker
• Myung-wha Chung (born 1944), South Korean cellist
• Myung-whun Chung (born 1953), South Korean conductor and pianist
• Nicole Chung (born 1981), Korean-American writer
• Peter Chung (born 1961), South Korean–American animator
• Roy Chung (1957–2004), Korean–American US Army soldier and defector to North Korea
• Sun Hwan Chung (born 1940), South Korean–American Hapkido, Tang Soo Do and Taekwondo grandmaster
• Wonho Chung (born 1981), Korean-Jordanian TV personality

Chinese

• Arthur Chung (1918–2008), first President of Guyana
• Alexa Chung (born 1983), British writer, television presenter, model and fashion designer
• Betty Chung (born 1947), Hong Kong singer and actress
• Cecilia Chung (born 1965), Hong Kong LGBT rights activist
• Charlet Chung (born 1983), American actress
• Cherie Chung (born 1960), Hong Kong actress
• Chipo Chung (born 1977), Zimbabwean actress and activist
• Christopher Chung (politician) (born 1957), Hong Kong politician
• Christopher Chung (actor) (born 1988), Australian actor and singer
• Christy Chung (born 1970), Canadian actress
• Chung Thye Phin (1879–1935), Malaysian farmer and businessman
• Chung Yung-chi (born 1957), Taiwanese weightlifter
• Connie Chung (born 1946), American journalist
• David Chung (disambiguation), multiple people
• Deborah Chung (born 1952), Chinese–American materials scientist and academic
• Doreen Chung (c. 1932–2009), Guyanese public figure and wife of President Arthur Chung
• Fan Chung (born 1949), Taiwanese–American mathematician and academic
• Fay Chung (born 1941), Zimbabwean politician and educator
• Foy Gordon Chung (born 1975), Fijian swimmer
• Geoffrey Chung (1950–1995), Jamaican musician and record producer
• Iris Chung (born 1987), Hong Kong model and actress
• Kadin Chung (born 1998), Canadian soccer player
• Lily Chung (born 1969), Hong Kong actress
• Linda Chung (born 1984), Canadian actress, singer and songwriter
• Margaret Chung (actress) (born 1976), Canadian model, actress and yoga instructor
• Mikey Chung (1950–2021), Jamaican musician and record producer
• Patrick Chung (born 1987), American football player
• Paul Chung (1959–1989), Hong Kong actor and disc jockey
• Sammy Chung (1932–2022), English footballer and manager
• Sharon Chung, American politician from Illinois
• Stella Chung (born 1981), Malaysian actress and singer
• Tiffany Chung (born 1969), American artist
• Wallace Chung (born 1974), Hong Kong actor

See also

• Zhong (surname)