Banzon

Tagalog

Etymology

From Hokkien [Term?], via Spanish Banzon.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈbanzon/ [ˈban.zon]
  • IPA^(key): (more native-sounding) /ˈbanson/ [ˈban.son]
• Rhymes: -anzon, (more native-sounding) -anson
• Syllabification: Ban‧zon

Proper noun

Banzon (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜈ᜔ᜐᜓᜈ᜔)

1. a surname from Hokkien

Alternative forms

• Banson

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Banzon is the 563^rd most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 15,982 individuals.