Avanceña
Tagalog
Etymology
Hispanicization of Arabic اِبْن سِينَا (ibn sīnā, “Avicenna”)
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈabansɛɲa/
Proper noun
Avanceña
- A surname, most notably borne by:
- Honeylet Avanceña, common-law wife of Rodrigo Duterte
Statistics
According to data collected by Forebears in 2014, Avanceña (or Avancena) is the 2,027th most common surname in the Philippines, occurring in 5,671 individuals.