Ong

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ong"

English

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong).

Proper noun

Ong

1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien.

Etymology 2

From Vietnamese Ông, from Chinese 翁.

Proper noun

Ong

1. A Chinese surname from Vietnamese.

Etymology 3

From Taishanese 鄧／邓 (ang⁵).

Proper noun

Ong

1. A Chinese surname from Taishanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ong is the 3,704^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 9,584 individuals. Ong is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.39%) individuals.

Anagrams

• -gon, NGO, Ngo, gon, gon', gon-, nog

Cebuano

Etymology

From Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong).

Proper noun

Ong

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 王 (Ông) or 汪 (Ong). Doublet of Wong, Wang, and Heng.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔoŋ/ [ˈʔoŋ]
• Rhymes: -oŋ
• Syllabification: Ong

Proper noun

Ong (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Ong is the 181^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 39,650 individuals.

Anagrams

• Ngo