Kho

English

Etymology 1

From Hokkien 許／许 (Khó).

Proper noun

Kho

1. A Chinese surname from Hokkien, commonly found in Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, most notably borne by:
   • Kho Sin-Kie, was an Indonesian-born tennis player who represented the Republic of China in the Davis Cup.

Etymology 2

Noun

Kho pl (plural only)

1. A Dardic ethnic group of about 230,000 people, located primarily in Pakistan, with a small population in Afghanistan. They speak the Dardic Khowar language and their main religion is Islam.

Synonyms

• Chitralis

Translations

Khowar Dardic ethnic group in Pakistan and Afghanistan

• Hindi: खो m (kho), चित्राली m (citrālī)
• Khowar: کھو

Anagrams

• OHK, hok

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 許／许 (Khó). Doublet of Co and Ko.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈko/ [ˈko]
• Rhymes: -o
• Syllabification: Kho
• Homophones: Co, Ko, ko

Proper noun

Kho (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜓ)

1. a Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Kho is the 266^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 28,098 individuals.