Hwang

English

Etymology

From Chinese 黃／黄 (huáng) (also Mandarin 黃／黄 (huáng), Korean 황 (hwang)...)

Proper noun

Hwang (plural Hwangs)

1. A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Hwang is the 2017^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 17900 individuals. Hwang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (96.04%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Whang, whang

Tagalog

Etymology

• (Chinese surname): From Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Huang.
• (Korean surname): From Korean 황(黃) (Hwang).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈhwaŋ/ [ˈhwɐŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: Hwang

Proper noun

Hwang (Baybayin spelling ᜑ᜔ᜏᜅ᜔)

1. a surname from Mandarin
2. a surname from Korean, most notably borne by:
   1. Yohan Hwang, singer