Hirayama

Hirayama Meaning & Origin

About Hirayama
The surname Hirayama is of Japanese origin and is written as 平山 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and has a literal meaning of "flat mountain." The first character "平" (hira) means "flat" or "level," while the second character "山" (yama) means "mountain." This surname likely originated from a geographic or topographic feature, indicating that the family may have lived near or on a flat mountain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hirayama: 538
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 40,610
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.18

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRM
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H06050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R AA0 Y AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/hɪrɑˈjɑmə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H650

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hirayama in Braille

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

The name Hirayama in braille

How to sign the name Hirayama using Sign Language

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

The name Hirayama in sign language

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