Hwang

English

Etymology

From Chinese 黃／黄 (huáng) (also Mandarin 黃／黄 (huáng), Korean 황 (hwang)...)

Proper noun

Hwang (plural Hwangs)

A surname.

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Hwang is the 2017^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17900 individuals. Hwang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.04%) individuals.

Anagrams

Whang, whang

Tagalog

Etymology

(Chinese surname): From Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Huang.
(Korean surname): From Korean 황(黃) (Hwang).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhwaŋ/, [ˈhwɐŋ]

Proper noun

Hwang (Baybayin spelling ᜑ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

a surname from Mandarin
a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:
1. Yohan Hwang, singer

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