Liwanag

Filipino surnames from Kapampangan and Tagalog, from liwanag (“light”).

Liwanag (plural Liwanags)

1. A Filipino surname
   1. A surname from Tagalog
   2. A surname from Kapampangan

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Liwanag is the 28998^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 819 individuals. Liwanag is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.91%) individuals.

From Tagalog liwanag (“light”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Liuanag.

Liwánag

1. a surname from Tagalog

From liwanag (“light; illumination”). Introduced through the Catálogo alfabético de apellidos then as Liuanag; spelling is a respelling from around the late 19th century.

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /liˈwanaɡ/ [lɪˈwa.nɐɡ]
• Rhymes: -anaɡ
• Syllabification: Li‧wa‧nag

Liwanag (Baybayin spelling ᜎᜒᜏᜈᜄ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog, mostly concentrated in Metro Manila, Bulacan and Batangas
2. A surname in Kapampangan