Cognomen 鍾 (Chong 
, Chung , Chiong , and others...) , globally, is a widespread last name. The cognomen 鍾 is habitual in Hong Kong, where it is a prevalent surname, Macao, where it is a widespread surname, and Malaysia (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Malaysia, Hong Kong, and the United States. Also, 鍾 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Chiong, Chong, Chung | Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, United States, China |
| 종 | South Korea |
| 鍾 | China |
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鍾繇 Chinese official and calligrapher (151-230), CN (b. 151) |
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鍾會 Cao Wei calligrapher, essayist and general (225-264), CN (b. 225) |
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| 鍾嶸 Chinese poet, CN (b. 468) |
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| 鍾青 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 54881, MO (b. 1628) |
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| 鍾韞 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 54878, MO (b. 1628) |
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| 鍾令嘉 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 55829, CN (b. 1705) |
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| 鍾若玉 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 56662, MO (b. 1737) |
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| 鍾維則 Qing dynasty person CBDB = 53999, MO (b. 1821) |
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鍾台妹 wife of Chung Li-ho, TW (b. 1911) |
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鍾天心 TW (b. 1901) |
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鍾肇政 Taiwanese Hakka writer, TW (b. 1925) |
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鍾偉明 broadcaster, CN (b. 1931) |
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| 鍾剛中 person, CBDB ID = 375021, CN (b. 1885) |
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鍾正明 Taiwanese-American cell biologist, TW (b. 1952) |
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| 鍾有學 Victim of post-war Taiwan's authoritarian regime, TW (b. 1903) |
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