Tiongco

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 中哥 (tiong-ko, “middle brother”).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /tiˈoŋko/ [ˈt͡ʃoŋ.ko]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /tiˈoŋko/ [ˈt̪joŋ.ko]
  • Rhymes: -oŋko
  • Syllabification: Ti‧ong‧co

Proper noun

Tiongco (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

  1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tiongco is the 801st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 11,536 individuals.
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