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Singh
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English
Alternative forms
en Sing
Etymology
From en hi सिंघ lion or en pa ਸਿੰਘ siṅgh lion. en Sinha.
Pronunciation
en /sɪŋ/
en ɪŋ 1
en sing Sing
Proper noun
s
en Punjabi.
en Hindi.
Usage notes
This surname is commonly used among Sikh men, whereas en Kaur serves as the corresponding name for Sikh women.
Derived terms
en Sahibzada Ajit Singh Nagar Udham Singh Nagar Singh Hortons Singhapore
Translations
surname
Arabic: ar سِينْغ
Bengali: bn সিং
Burmese: my သီဟ
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue 星 sing1
Mandarin: cmn 星 Xīng, cmn 辛格 Xīngé
Greek: el Σινγκ
Gujarati: gu સિંહ
Hebrew: he סינג
Hindi: hi सिंह, hi सिंघ
Japanese: ja シン Shin
Korean: ko ^싱
Persian: fa سینگ
Portuguese: pt Singh m f
Punjabi: pa ਸਿੰਘ m
Russian: ru Сингх
Sanskrit: sa सिंह siṃhá
Santali: sat ᱥᱤᱝ
Tamil: ta சிங்க
Telugu: te సింగ్
Thai: th สิงห์
Urdu: ur سنگھ siṅgh
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Singh is the 260th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 116,749 individuals. Singh is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (82.77%) individuals.
See also
en Sing
Anagrams
en ghins Shing Hings Nighs nighs
en Sikhism
Tagalog
Etymology
tl :der hi:सिंघ<t:lion> pa:ਸਿੰਘ<t:lion><tr:siṅgh> + 1
Pronunciation
sing
Proper noun
sing
tl Indian Filipino Sanskrit, common among Sikhs and Punjabis