Throughout the world, Cheong (Cheong 
, チョン 
, Чеонг 
) is quite a common epicene first name. The given name Cheong is habitual in Macao, where it is a common unisex name, Hong Kong, where it is quite a common predominantly boy's, but very infrequently feminine name, and Singapore, where it is quite a common epicene name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Hong Kong, Malaysia, and China. Also, Cheong is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Cheong | Macao, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, Mozambique |
| チョン | Japan |
| Чеонг | Russia, Ukraine |
Chang, Cheung, Chiang, Cho, Chong, Chung, Chŏng, Csang, Dǐng, Họ Tưởng, Jahng, Jang, Jeong, Jhang, Jiang, Jiǎng, Jung, Teo, Tie, Tio, Tiu, Trương, Tuong, Tưởng, Zang, Zhang, Zheng, Zhèng, Zhāng, Дзян, Тео, Хеонг, Цзян, Чан, Чен, Чжан, Чун, ג'אנג, צ'אנג, تشانغ, تشونغ, جانغ, ชอง, ชอเอ็ง, ช่อเอ็ง, เจออง, เจ็ง, เช็ง, ジャン, ジョン,
Cheong is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
| tong cheong Chinese photographer (b. 1850) |
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| cheok hong cheong chinese-born Australian missionary and activist (b. 1851) |
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| lee kok cheong Murdered English professor, SG (b. 1939) |
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| chong fah cheong Singaporean artist, SG (b. 1946) |
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| wee ee cheong Singaporean businessman, SG (b. 1953) |
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| hui cheong Olympic canoeist, CN (b. 1956) |
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| chew cheong Malaysian cricketer, MY (b. 1970) |
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| kah kok cheong badminton player, MY (b. 1974) |
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| chin y cheong researcher |
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| wong kwei cheong Academic, businessman and former politician |
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| teng nee cheong Singaporean artist, SG |
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| chao chia cheong researcher |
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| jin hyun cheong researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-9255-1648) |
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| harvey cheong PhD, University of Washington, 2017 |
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| chan wook cheong researcher (ORCID 0000-0003-2810-6571) |
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