Kawauchi

Kawauchi Meaning & Origin

About Kawauchi
The surname Kawauchi is of Japanese origin and is written as 川内 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji 川 (kawa), meaning "river," and 内 (uchi), meaning "inside" or "within." Therefore, the surname Kawauchi can be interpreted to mean "within the river" or "inside the river." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic or topographic association with a river or a place located within a river's vicinity.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kawauchi: 115
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 144,141
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KX
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K AA2 W OW1 CH UW0
🌐 IPA
/kawauchi*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KX', 'KK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kawauchi in Braille

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

The name Kawauchi in braille

How to sign the name Kawauchi using Sign Language

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

The name Kawauchi in sign language

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