Arao

See also: arao, Arão, and arão

Tagalog

Etymology

Hispanicized spelling of araw.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈʔaɾaw/ [ˈʔaː.ɾaʊ̯]
• Rhymes: -aɾaw
• Syllabification: A‧rao
• Homophone: araw

Proper noun

Arao (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇᜏ᜔)

1. a surname from Tagalog of local origin

Statistics

• According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Arao is the 2,544th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 4,769 individuals.