About Aratani
The surname Aratani is of Japanese origin and is written as 荒谷 in kanji characters. The first character "ara" means "rough" or "wild," while the second character "tani" means "valley." Therefore, the surname Aratani can be interpreted to mean "rough valley" or "wild valley." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.
The surname Aratani is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Aratani based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Aratani is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Aratani in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Aratani using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.