Hironaka

Hironaka Meaning & Origin

About Hironaka
The surname Hironaka is of Japanese origin and is written as 広中 in kanji characters. The first character "広" (hiro) means "wide" or "broad," while the second character "中" (naka) means "middle" or "center." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Hironaka can be interpreted as "wide middle" or "broad center." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographical or topographical reference to a wide or central area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hironaka: 394
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 52,619
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Hironaka 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
HRNK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H0605020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R OW0 N AA1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/hironaka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hironaka in Braille

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

The name Hironaka in braille

How to sign the name Hironaka using Sign Language

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

The name Hironaka in sign language

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