Hirao

Hirao Meaning & Origin

About Hirao
The surname Hirao is of Japanese origin and is written as 平尾 in kanji characters. The first character "平" (hira) means "flat" or "peaceful," while the second character "尾" (o) means "tail" or "end." Therefore, the surname Hirao can be interpreted to mean "flat tail" or "peaceful end." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hirao: 131
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,825
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HR
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R OW1
🌐 IPA
/hirao*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hirao in Braille

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

The name Hirao in braille

How to sign the name Hirao using Sign Language

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

The name Hirao in sign language

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