How common is the last name Cheng?

39,305 people in the United States have the last name Cheng, about 1 in 7,605. It ranks #865 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

CHENG

#865

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
39,305
About
1 in 7,605
This common or more
38.1%
Who bears it

Of the 39,305 people with the last name Cheng, 93.2% reported their origin as Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.6% as two or more races and 2.5% as White. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Cheng

#863 Frederick · 39,331#864 Hahn · 39,328#866 Randolph · 39,297#867 Fitzpatrick · 39,241

Spelled almost the same

8 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Cheng, most common first.

#373 Chang · 83,382#766 Chung · 44,132#1,789 Cheung · 19,577#2,297 Chong · 15,474#4,769 Ching · 7,194#14,109 Cheong · 2,044#40,105 Chheng · 590#41,199 Cheang · 570

Also a first name

As a first name, Cheng ranks #3,615 of 53,615, with 5,656 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1990, with 48 births. See Cheng as a first name

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