Cinco

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English

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Etymology

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Common Filipino-Chinese surname. Ultimately, an alternative spelling of Tagalog Sinco, from Chinese (Go). (Hispanicized transcription of Chinese surname).

Proper noun

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Cinco (plural Cincos)

  1. A surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry.

Anagrams

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Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A common Chinese Filipino surname. Ultimately from Hokkien (Gô͘), via Hispanicization of the Chinese surname (Gô͘) by similar sounding calque of Hokkien (gǒ͘, five) to Spanish cinco (five). Another derivation is (sin ko, literally new brother).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Cinco (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

  1. a surname from Hokkien common among Filipinos of Chinese ancestry

Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Cinco is the 14,964th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 37,223 individuals.

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