Singh

English

Alternative forms

Sing

Etymology

From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”). Doublet of Sinha.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sɪŋ/
Rhymes: -ɪŋ

Proper noun

Singh

A surname from Punjabi.
A surname common in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in India.

Translations

surname

Arabic: سِينْغ (sīnḡ)
Bengali: সিং (śiṅ)
Burmese: သီဟ (my) (siha.)
Chinese:
Cantonese: 星 (yue) (sing¹)

Mandarin: 星 (zh) (Xīng), 辛格 (zh) (Xīngé)
Greek: Σινγκ (el) (Singk)
Gujarati: સિંહ (sĩh)
Hebrew: סינג
Hindi: सिंह (hi) (sĩh), सिंघ (hi) (siṅgh)
Japanese: シン (ja) (Shin)
Korean: 싱 (Sing)
Persian: سینگ
Portuguese: Singh m or f
Punjabi: ਸਿੰਘ m (siṅgh)
Russian: Сингх (Singx)
Sanskrit: सिंह (sa) (siṃhá)
Santali: ᱥᱤᱝ (siṅ)
Tamil: சிங்க (ciṅka)
Telugu: సింగ్ (siṅg)
Thai: สิงห์ (th) (sǐng)
Urdu: سنگھ (siṅgh)

Statistics

According to the 2010 United States Census, Singh is the 260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116,749 individuals. Singh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.77%) individuals.

Anagrams

Hings, Nighs, nighs

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hindi सिंघ (siṅgh, “lion”) or Punjabi ਸਿੰਘ (siṅgh, “lion”).

Pronunciation

(Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋ/ [ˈsɪŋ]
Rhymes: -iŋ
Syllabification: Singh

Proper noun

Singh (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔)

an Indian Filipino surname from Sanskrit, common among Sikhs and Punjabis