Wong

See also: wong

English

Etymology

From Cantonese, from Chinese:

• 王 (wong⁴, “king”). Doublet of Vuong and Wang.
• 黃／黄 (wong⁴, “yellow”). Doublet of Huynh and Huang.
• 汪 (wong¹).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wɔŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɔŋ

Proper noun

Wong (plural Wongs)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Related terms

• Huang
• Wang

 

Statistics

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

Anagrams

• gown

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Tagalog

Etymology

From Cantonese 黃／黄 (wong⁴) or 王 (wong⁴).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwoŋ/, [ˈwoŋ]

Proper noun

Wong

1. a surname from Cantonese of Chinese origin

See also

• Ong
• Wang
• Heng