Noriega

English

Etymology

From Spanish.

Proper noun

Noriega (plural Noriegas)

  1. A surname from Spanish, most associated with Panaman president and dictator Manuel Noriega.

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Noriega is the 2477th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 14559 individuals. Noriega is most common among Hispanic/Latino (90.57%) individuals.

Anagrams

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /noˈɾjeɡa/ [noˈɾje.ɣ̞a]
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Syllabification: No‧rie‧ga

Proper noun

Noriega m or f by sense

  1. a surname, most associated with Panaman president and dictator Manuel Noriega

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /noɾˈjeɡa/ [n̪oɾˈjɛː.ɣɐ]
  • Rhymes: -eɡa
  • Syllabification: Nor‧ie‧ga

Proper noun

Noriega (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜓᜇ᜔ᜌᜒᜄ)

  1. a surname from Spanish

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Noriega is the 2,125th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,478 individuals.