Sinco

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Cinco
• Singco

Etymology

Ultimately, an alternative spelling of Cinco, originally from Hokkien 吳／吴 (Gô͘), via Hispanicization of Chinese surname 吳 / 吴 (Gô͘) by similar sounding Calque of Hokkien 五 (gǒ͘, “five”) to Spanish cinco (“five”), and then later Filipinized through Filipino orthography.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈsiŋko/ [ˈsiŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -iŋko
• Syllabification: Sin‧co

Proper noun

Sinco (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜒᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. a surname

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Sinco is the 147,758^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,995 individuals.