Kawahara

Kawahara Meaning & Origin

About Kawahara
The surname Kawahara is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "川原." The first character "川" means "river," while the second character "原" means "field" or "plain." Therefore, the surname Kawahara can be interpreted to mean "river field" or "river plain." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found among various families and individuals.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kawahara: 719
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 32,079
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KHR
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA2 W AA0 HH AA1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌkɑwɑˈhɑrə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KHR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kawahara in Braille

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

The name Kawahara in braille

How to sign the name Kawahara using Sign Language

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

The name Kawahara in sign language

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