Chinese surname

楊杨

The Chinese surname 楊 (Mandarin yáng, Cantonese joeng4) is spelled Yeoh, Yeo, Yang in Malaysia, depending on the dialect romanization.

Mandarin (pinyin)	yáng
Cantonese (Jyutping)	joeng4
Simplified	杨
Definition (Unihan)	willow, poplar, aspen; surname

Spelling tree of 楊

楊 is spelled 3 ways in our records. Each label is the romanization a spelling follows, not the bearer’s dialect.

Spelling	Romanization
Yeoh	Hokkien
Yeo	Hokkien · Teochew
Yang	Mandarin

All surname characters and spellings

Spellings of 楊 in Malaysia

YeohSpelling common in Hokkien romanization
YeoSpelling common in Hokkien, Teochew romanizationAlso stands for 姚
YangSpelling common in Mandarin (pinyin) romanization

Character readings and definition: Unicode Unihan Database (Unicode License). A spelling describes how the name is written, not anyone’s dialect or background.