Hirakawa

Hirakawa Meaning & Origin

About Hirakawa
The surname Hirakawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 平川 in kanji characters. The first character "平" (hira) means "flat" or "peaceful," while the second character "川" (kawa) means "river." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hirakawa can be interpreted as "flat river" or "peaceful river." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found among individuals and families residing near or associated with rivers.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hirakawa: 307
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 64,721
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hirakawa 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
HRK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H06020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R AA0 K AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/hirakawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hirakawa in Braille

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

The name Hirakawa in braille

How to sign the name Hirakawa using Sign Language

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

The name Hirakawa in sign language

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