English

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Etymology

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Common Filipino surname of Spanish toponymic origin

Proper noun

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Atienza (plural Atienzas)

  1. A surname.

Statistics

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  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Atienza is the 16247th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1777 individuals. Atienza is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (83.79%) individuals.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈtjenθa/ [aˈt̪jẽn̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈtjensa/ [aˈt̪jẽn.sa]
  • Rhymes: -enθa
  • Rhymes: -ensa
  • Syllabification: A‧tien‧za

Proper noun

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Atienza f

  1. A locality and municipality in Guadalajara, Spain
  2. a toponymic surname

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Tagalog

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish, of toponymic origin, after the locality in Guadalajara, Spain.

Pronunciation

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  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔatˈjenza/ [ʔɐˈt͡ʃɛn̪.zɐ]
    • IPA(key): (more native-sounding) /ʔatˈjensa/ [ʔɐˈt͡ʃɛn̪.sɐ], (more native-sounding, no yod coalescence) /ʔatˈjensa/ [ʔɐt̪ˈjɛn̪.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -enza, -ensa
  • Syllabification: At‧ien‧za

Proper noun

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Atienza (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜌᜒᜈ᜔ᜐ)

  1. a surname from Spanish [in turn transferred from the place name]

Statistics

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  • According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Atienza is the 54th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 91,384 individuals.