Horimoto

Horimoto Meaning & Origin

About Horimoto
The surname Horimoto is of Japanese origin and is written as 堀本 in kanji characters. The name is derived from two elements: "hori" meaning "moat" or "ditch" and "moto" meaning "origin" or "base." Therefore, the surname Horimoto can be interpreted to mean "origin of the moat" or "base of the ditch." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person or a family who lived near or had some association with a moat or a ditch.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Horimoto: 116
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 143,149
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRMT
🗽 NYSIIS
HANA
🔊 Soundex
H0605030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH AO2 R IY0 M OW1 T OW0
🌐 IPA
/horimoto*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRMT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H653

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Horimoto in Braille

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

The name Horimoto in braille

How to sign the name Horimoto using Sign Language

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

The name Horimoto in sign language

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