Pang

See also: pang, pāng, páng, pǎng, and pàng

English

Etymology 1

From:

• various Chinese surnames, including Mandarin 龐 / 庞 (páng), Cantonese 彭 (paang⁴) and Hokkien 馮 / 冯 (pâng)
• Khmer បាង (baang).

Proper noun

Pang (plural Pangs)

1. A surname from Chinese.
2. A surname from Khmer.

Etymology 2

The name of the river is a back-formation from Pangbourne.

Proper noun

Pang

1. A minor river in Berkshire, England, which flows into the Thames at Pangbourne.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Pang is the 4645^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7642 individuals. Pang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (86.97%) individuals.

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien 馮 / 冯 (pâng). Doublet of Fung.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈpaŋ/ [ˈpaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: Pang

Proper noun

Pang (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜅ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien