Kaneshige

Kaneshige Meaning & Origin

About Kaneshige
The surname Kaneshige is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "金" meaning "gold" and "重" meaning "heavy" or "important." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Kaneshige can be interpreted as "important gold" or "valuable gold." It is a relatively rare surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kaneshige: 245
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 78,040
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KNXJ
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K0502020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AE1 N IH0 SH AY2 Z
🌐 IPA
/kaneshige*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KNXJ', 'KNXK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kaneshige in Braille

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

The name Kaneshige in braille

How to sign the name Kaneshige using Sign Language

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

The name Kaneshige in sign language

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