Huang

See also: huang, huáng, huàng, Huáng, huāng, and huǎng

English

Alternative forms

• (via Cantonese) Wong
• (via Xiamen/Quanzhou Hokkien or Teochew) Ng
• (via Zhangzhou Hokkien or Hainanese) Wee, Oei, Ooi
• (via Vietnamese) Huynh, Hoang

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 黃／黄 (Huáng), from Chinese for yellow. Doublet of Wong, Huynh, and Hoang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhwɑːŋ/
• Rhymes: -ɑːŋ

Proper noun

Huang (plural Huangs)

1. A surname from Mandarin.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Huang is the 456^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 72,328 individuals. Huang is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (97.1%) individuals.

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 黃 / 黄 (Huáng). Doublet of Ng, Uy, Wee, Wong, and Hwang.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /huˈaŋ/ [ˈhwaŋ]
• Rhymes: -aŋ
• Syllabification: Hu‧ang

Proper noun

Huáng (Baybayin spelling ᜑᜓᜏᜅ᜔)

1. a Chinese surname from Mandarin