Tiozon

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien [Term?]. Compare Hokkien 張 / 张 (Tioⁿ) & 孫 / 孙 (sun). Akin to Tecson/Ticzon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /tiˈozon/ [ˈt͡ʃoː.zon̪]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /tiˈoson/ [ˈt͡ʃoː.son̪], (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /tiˈoson/ [ˈt̪joː.son̪]
• Rhymes: -ozon, -oson
• Syllabification: Ti‧o‧zon

Proper noun

Tiozon (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜌᜓᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Statistics

According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Tiozon is the 4,824^th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 2,836 individuals.