Save Type Surname Usage Chinese (Indonesian) Pronounced Pron. /təŋ.ˈɡa.ra/(Indonesian) [key·simplify] Meaning & History Indonesianized form of Chinese surnames such as Deng (鄧), Ding (丁) or Tang 1 (唐). Surnames like these were instituted during the New Order era (1966–1998) in Indonesia due to social and political pressure toward Chinese Indonesians.