Honish

Honish Meaning & Origin

About Honish
The surname Honish is of Czech origin and is derived from the personal name "Jan," which is the Czech form of John. It is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally used to identify the descendants of a person named Jan. The name Jan itself is derived from the Hebrew name "Yochanan," meaning "God is gracious." Therefore, the surname Honish can be interpreted to mean "descendant of Jan" or "son of Jan."

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Honish: 130
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 130,610
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HNX
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AA1 N IH0 SH
🌐 IPA
/honish*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HNX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Honish in Braille

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

The name Honish in braille

How to sign the name Honish using Sign Language

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

The name Honish in sign language

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