Cayabyab

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Pangasinan Cayabyab.

Proper noun

Cayabyab (plural Cayabyabs)

1. A surname from Pangasinan.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Cayabyab is the 24531^st most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1019 individuals. Cayabyab is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (90.38%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Cayabyab”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 1, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 307.

Pangasinan

Etymology

From kayabyab, from yabyab. Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos.

Proper noun

Cayabyab

1. a surname from Pangasinan

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Pangasinan Cayabyab, from kayabyab, from ka- +‎ yabyab.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /kajabˈjab/ [kɐ.jɐbˈjab̚]
• Rhymes: -ab
• Syllabification: Ca‧yab‧yab

Proper noun

Cayabyáb (Baybayin spelling ᜃᜌᜊ᜔ᜌᜊ᜔)

1. A surname in Pangasinan