Kumai

Kumai Meaning & Origin

About Kumai
The surname Kumai is of Japanese origin and is written as 熊井 in kanji characters. The first character "熊" means "bear" and the second character "井" means "well." Therefore, the surname Kumai can be interpreted to mean "bear well" or "well of bears." It is likely that the surname Kumai originated from a location near a well where bears were found or from a family that had a connection to bears in some way.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kumai: 117
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 142108
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KM
🗽 NYSIIS
CANA
🔊 Soundex
K050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K UW0 M AA1 IY0
🌐 IPA
/kumai*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kumai in Braille

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

The name Kumai in braille

How to sign the name Kumai using Sign Language

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

The name Kumai in sign language

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