Ishii

Ishii Meaning & Origin

About Ishii
The surname Ishii is of Japanese origin and is written with the kanji characters 石 (ishi), meaning "stone," and 井 (ii), meaning "well." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found throughout the country. The name Ishii may have originated from a person's association with a stone well or a location near a well, or it could have been adopted as a descriptive name for someone with a strong or solid character.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ishii: 1,873
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 15,606
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.63

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AX
🗽 NYSIIS
IA
🔊 Soundex
I200
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
IH0 SH IY1 IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˌɪˈʃiˌi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
I200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ishii in Braille

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

The name Ishii in braille

How to sign the name Ishii using Sign Language

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

The name Ishii in sign language

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