Wong

See also: wong

English

Etymology

From Cantonese, from Chinese:

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /wɒŋ/, /wɔːŋ/
  • (US) IPA(key): /wɔŋ/, /wɑŋ/
  • Rhymes: -ɒŋ

Proper noun

Wong (plural Wongs)

  1. A surname from Chinese.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Wong is the 274th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 111,371 individuals. Wong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.5%) individuals.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwon/ [ˈwõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: Wong

Proper noun

Wong m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Cantonese

Tagalog

Etymology

From Cantonese (wong4) or (wong4), via English Wong. Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Hwang, Huang, Ong, Wang, and Heng.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwoŋ/, [ˈwoŋ]

Proper noun

Wong (Baybayin spelling ᜏᜓᜅ᜔)

  1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Cantonese

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Wong is the 991th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 9,741 individuals.
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