Mong or Meng (Chinese: ; pinyin: Méng; Wade–Giles: Meng) is a Chinese surname. It is a xing (姓) (ancestral surname). The surname is typically romanised as Meng in Mandarin and Mong or Mung in Cantonese. Other romanisations include Mông, Muhng, Mang, and Bong.

Méng
Origin
Meaningcover, deceive, shadow

Most people with the surname Mong are from the Guangdong or Fujian Province areas. The surname is currently most popular in the Guangxi Autonomous Region.

The character is also used as an abbreviation for Mongolia (蒙古國).

People surnamed Mong

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Notable people with the surname Mong or Meng include:

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