Ishihara

Ishihara Meaning & Origin

About Ishihara
The surname Ishihara is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters 石原. The first character "石" (ishi) means "stone" and the second character "原" (hara) means "field" or "plain." Therefore, the surname Ishihara can be interpreted to mean "stone field" or "stone plain." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ishihara: 839
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 28,437
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.28

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AXHR
🗽 NYSIIS
IA
🔊 Soundex
I2060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
IH0 SH IY0 HH AA1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌɪˌʃiˈhɑˌrɑ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AXHR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
I260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ishihara in Braille

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

The name Ishihara in braille

How to sign the name Ishihara using Sign Language

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

The name Ishihara in sign language

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