Furutani

Furutani Meaning & Origin

About Furutani
The surname Furutani is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "古谷." The first character "古" means "old" or "ancient," while the second character "谷" means "valley." Therefore, the surname Furutani can be interpreted to mean "old valley" or "ancient valley." It likely originated as a locational surname, indicating that the family or its ancestors lived near or in an old valley.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Furutani: 190
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 95,955
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Furutani 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
FRTN
🗽 NYSIIS
FA
🔊 Soundex
F0603050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
F UH0 R UW0 T AA1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/furutani*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('FRTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
F635

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Furutani in Braille

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

The name Furutani in braille

How to sign the name Furutani using Sign Language

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

The name Furutani in sign language

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