Tiongco

Tagalog

Etymology

Possibly from Hokkien 中哥 (tiong-ko, “middle brother”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈoŋko/ [ˈt͡ʃoŋ.ko]
  • IPA^(key): (no yod coalescence) /tiˈoŋko/ [ˈt̪joŋ.ko]
• Rhymes: -oŋko
• Syllabification: Ti‧ong‧co

Proper noun

Tiongco (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜅ᜔ᜃᜓ)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tiongco is the 801^st most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 11,536 individuals.