About Kitajima
The surname Kitajima is of Japanese origin and is written as 北島 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji "北" (kita) meaning "north" and "島" (shima) meaning "island." Therefore, the surname Kitajima can be interpreted to mean "north island" or "island in the north." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.
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The surname Kitajima is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kitajima 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 Kitajima is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Kitajima in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kitajima using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.