Kotani

Kotani Meaning & Origin

About Kotani
The surname Kotani is of Japanese origin and is written as 小谷 in kanji characters. The first character "小" (ko) means "small" or "little," while the second character "谷" (tani) means "valley." Therefore, the surname Kotani can be interpreted to mean "small valley" or "little valley." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic location or topographical feature associated with a small valley.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kotani: 199
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 92,358
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTN
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K03050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K OW0 T AA1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/kotani*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K350

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kotani in Braille

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

The name Kotani in braille

How to sign the name Kotani using Sign Language

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

The name Kotani in sign language

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