Kawana

Kawana Meaning & Origin

About Kawana
The surname Kawana is of Japanese origin and is written as 川名 in kanji. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji characters "kawa" meaning "river" and "na" meaning "name." Therefore, the surname Kawana can be interpreted to mean "river name" or "name of the river." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kawana: 162
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 109,258
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA0 W AA1 N AH0
🌐 IPA
/kawana*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kawana in Braille

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

The name Kawana in braille

How to sign the name Kawana using Sign Language

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

The name Kawana in sign language

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