Mong and Hmong Clan Names or Last Names

Chang for Mong and Cha for Hmong
Cheng for Hmong Only
Chue for Hmong Only
Fang for Mong Only
Hang for Mong Only
Her (Herr, Heu) for both
Khang for Mong Only
Kong (Song) for Mong Only
Kue for Mong Only
Lee (Ly, Le) for both
Lor (Lo, Lao) for Hmong Only
Moua (Mua) for both
Phang for Mong and Pha (Pa) for Hmong
Thao (Thor) for both
Vang for Mong and Va for Hmong
Vue (Vu) for Hmong Only
Xiong for both
Yang for Mong and Ya for Hmong

Mong have 14 out of the 18 last names or clan names.
Hmong have 13 out of the 18 last names or clan names.

The Vangs and Yangs who are Hmong spell their last names just like Mong; however, many of them have changed the spelling from Yang to Ya and Vang to Va to reflect the correct pronunciation and spelling in Hmong. However, those Yangs and Vangs who are Hmong and do not change the spelling of their last names, they continue to educate the public to pronounce their last names as “Ya” and “Va.”