Arita

Arita Meaning & Origin

About Arita
The surname Arita is of Japanese origin and is derived from the place name Arita, which is a town in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The name Arita is composed of two kanji characters: "ari" meaning "antelope" and "ta" meaning "field." Therefore, the surname Arita can be interpreted to mean "antelope field" or "field of antelopes." It is likely that individuals with the surname Arita have ancestral ties to the town of Arita or its surrounding areas.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Arita is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Arita: 1,673
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 16,984
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.57

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Arita based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ART
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A6030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AA0 R IY1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/arita*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ART', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A630

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Arita in Braille

Here's how to represent Arita in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Arita in braille

How to sign the name Arita using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Arita using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Arita in sign language

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