Zong is the

pinyin Hanyu Pinyin (), often shortened to just pinyin, is the official romanization system for Standard Mandarin Chinese in China, and to some extent, in Singapore and Malaysia. It is often used to teach Mandarin, normally written in Chinese fo ...

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of the

Chinese surname Chinese surnames are used by Han Chinese and Sinicized ethnic groups in China, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, and among overseas Chinese communities around the world such as Singapore and Malaysia. Written Chinese names begin with surnames, unlik ...

written 宗. The Wade-Giles transliteration is Tsung. ''Zong'' is also a Cantonese-derived spelling for the surname Zhuang (庄/莊). According to a 2013 study it was the 217th most common surname, shared by 450,000 people or 0.034% of the population, with

Jiangsu Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with it ...

being the province with the most people.

People with the surname

* Zong Ai (宗愛) (died 452), Northern Wei eunuch * Zong Bing (宗炳) (375-444), Chinese artist and musician * Zong Chen (宗臣) (1525–1560), Ming dynasty scholar-official *

Zong Chuke Zong Chuke (宗楚客) (died July 24, 710), courtesy name Shu'ao (叔敖), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving as chancellor during the reigns of Wu Zetian, her son Emperor Zhongzong, and he ...

(宗楚客) (d. 710), Tang dynasty chancellor * Zong Lei (宗磊) (b. 1981), Chinese footballer * Zong Pu (宗璞) (b. 1928), Chinese writer and scholar *

Zong Qinghou Zong Qinghou (Chinese:宗庆后; born 1945) is a Chinese billionaire businessman, and the founder, chairman and CEO of the Hangzhou Wahaha Group, China's leading beverage company. As of March 2022, his net worth was estimated at US$8.7 billion. ...

(宗庆后) (b. 1945), Chinese entrepreneur *

Zong Qinke Zong Qinke (宗秦客) (died 691?) was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty and Wu Zetian's Zhou Dynasty, serving briefly as chancellor during Wu Zetian's reign. Among other things, he is particularly noted for his role in developing ce ...

(宗秦客) (d. 691), Tang dynasty official *

Zong Xiangqing Zong Xiangqing (, born 4 October 1960) is a Chinese fencer. He competed in the individual and team épée events at the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as Los Angeles ...

(宗祥慶) (b. 1960), Chinese Olympic fencer *

Zong Yu Zong Yu (late 180s - 264), courtesy name Deyan, was a military general and diplomat of the state of Shu Han during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Like Liao Hua and Zhang Yi, Zong was one of few officials who served the Shu-Han state throug ...

(宗預) (d. 263), Three Kingdoms general *

Connie Chung Constance Yu-Hwa Chung (born August 20, 1946) is an American journalist. She has been an anchor and reporter for the U.S. television news networks NBC, CBS, ABC, CNN, and MSNBC. Some of her more famous interview subjects include Claus von B� ...

(宗毓華 Zōng Yùhuá), American news anchor and journalist * Zong Zoua Her, ethnic Hmong leader *

Zong Xiao Chen Zong Xiao Chen (; born 8 March 1998) is a Chinese professional darts player from Dandong who currently plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) events. He is a first winner of the China Premier League. He represented China for two time at ...

(宗笑尘) (born 1998), Chinese professional darts player {{Surname, Zong Chinese-language surnames Individual Chinese surnames