Hirasawa

Hirasawa Meaning & Origin

About Hirasawa
The surname Hirasawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 平沢 in kanji characters. The first character "平" (hira) means "flat" or "peaceful," while the second character "沢" (sawa) refers to a "swamp" or "marsh." Therefore, the surname Hirasawa can be interpreted to mean "flat marsh" or "peaceful swamp." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographical location near a flat or peaceful marshland.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hirasawa: 111
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 148,347
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRS
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H06020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R AA0 S AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/hirasawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hirasawa in Braille

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

The name Hirasawa in braille

How to sign the name Hirasawa using Sign Language

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

The name Hirasawa in sign language

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