Asakawa

Asakawa Meaning & Origin

About Asakawa
The surname Asakawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 浅川 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji "浅" (asa), meaning "shallow" or "superficial," and "川" (kawa), meaning "river." As a surname, Asakawa is commonly found in Japan and signifies a person or family associated with a shallow river or a place near a shallow river.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Asakawa: 132
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,047
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Asakawa 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 Asakawa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ASK
🗽 NYSIIS
A
🔊 Soundex
A2020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
AH0 S AA0 K UW1 AH0
🌐 IPA
/asakawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ASK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
A220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Asakawa in Braille

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

The name Asakawa in braille

How to sign the name Asakawa using Sign Language

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

The name Asakawa in sign language

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