Chung, also often spelled Jeong, Jung, Joung, Chong, Tseung, Cheong or Choung, is a common Korean family name. As of the South Korean census of 2000, there were 2,230,611 people by this name in South Korea, or roughly 5% of the population.

45% of Korean people bear the family name Kim, Lee, or Park      Kim, Gim      Lee, Yi, Rhee      Park, Pak      Choi      Jung, Jeong, Chung, Cheong

[edit] List of people with the name "Chung"

• Chong Tae-hyon, a South Korean baseball player and Olympic gold medalist
• Chung Dong-young
• Chung Jae Young
• Chung Ju-yung
• Chung Kyung-ho, a South Korean football player
• Chung Mong-hun
• Chung Kyung-wha, violinist
• Chung Myung-wha, cellist
• Chung Myung-whun, pianist
• Jeong Cheol
• Jeong Dojeon
• Jeong Inji, author of the colophon of the Hunmin Jeong-eum Haerye
• Jeong Ji-hoon (commonly known as Rain), a South Korean entertainer
• Ken Jeong, American comedian, actor, and physician
• Jeong Mong-ju
• Jeong Keun-woo, a South Korean baseball player and Olympic gold medalist
• Jeong Ryeo-won, a Korean singer and movie star
• Jeong Seon (painter)
• Jeong Yak-yong, leading philosopher of the Silhak orientation
• Jong Hyun-wook, a South Korean baseball player
• Jung YunHo, a South Korean singer, from TVXQ
• Jung Da-bin, a Korean actress who died in 2007 by committing suicide
• Jung Nicole, Korean singer from the girl group Kara
• Jung Jae-sung, a South Korean badminton player
• Jung Seung-hye, South Korean film producer
• Jessica Jung, a Korean American singer, a member of Girls' Generation
• Krystal Jung, a Korean American singer, a member of f(x) and Girl's Generation Jessica little sister

[edit] See also

• List of Korean family names
• Korean name
• List of Korea-related topics

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