Egawa

Egawa Meaning & Origin

About Egawa
The surname Egawa is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters 江川. The first character "江" means "river" and the second character "川" means "stream" or "river." Therefore, the surname Egawa can be interpreted to mean "river stream" or "river's course." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found among various families and individuals.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Egawa: 120
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 139,228
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AK
🗽 NYSIIS
EA
🔊 Soundex
E200
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
IH0 G AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/egawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
E200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Egawa in Braille

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

The name Egawa in braille

How to sign the name Egawa using Sign Language

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

The name Egawa in sign language

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