Hirabayashi

Hirabayashi Meaning & Origin

About Hirabayashi
The surname Hirabayashi is of Japanese origin and is written as 平林 in kanji characters. The first character "平" (hira) means "flat" or "peaceful," while the second character "林" (bayashi) means "grove" or "forest." Therefore, the surname Hirabayashi can be interpreted to mean "peaceful grove" or "flat forest." 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 Hirabayashi is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Hirabayashi: 283
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 69,392
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRPX
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0601020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R AH0 B AY0 AA1 SH IY0
🌐 IPA
/hɪrəbaɪˈɑʃi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRPX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H612

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hirabayashi in Braille

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

The name Hirabayashi in braille

How to sign the name Hirabayashi using Sign Language

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

The name Hirabayashi in sign language

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