Salonga

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog Salonga.

Proper noun

Salonga (plural Salongas)

1. A surname from Tagalog.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Salonga is the 31873^rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 724 individuals. Salonga is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (91.57%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Salonga”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• analogs

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /saˈloŋɡa/ [sɐˈloŋ.ɡɐ]
• Rhymes: -oŋɡa
• Syllabification: Sa‧lon‧ga

Etymology 1

Proper noun

Salonga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. Salonga (baptized as Pedro Salonga, chief of the ancient barangay of Polo, and participant in the Conspiracy of the Maharlikas)

Etymology 2

From Salonga (baptized as Pedro Salonga), chief of the ancient barangay of Polo (now Polo, barangay in Valenzuela).

Proper noun

Salonga (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜎᜓᜅ᜔ᜄ)

1. a surname, most notably borne by:
   1. Jovito Salonga, Filipino statesman and lawyer
   2. Lea Salonga, Filipina singer, actress, and columnist

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Salonga is the 231^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 30,998 individuals.