Leung

English

Etymology

From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liʌŋ/, /lʌŋ/
• (Hong Kong) IPA^(key): [lœŋ]

Proper noun

Leung (plural Leungs)

1. A surname from Chinese.

Related terms

• Leong
• Liang

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Leung is the 1747^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 20496 individuals. Leung is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (94.34%) individuals.

Anagrams

• lunge

Tagalog

Alternative forms

• Leong
• Liong

Etymology

From Cantonese 梁 (loeng⁴), via English Leung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈljuŋ/, [ˈljuŋ]

Proper noun

Leung (Baybayin spelling ᜎ᜔ᜌᜓᜅ᜔)

1. a surname from English [in turn from Cantonese]