Kuwahara

Kuwahara Meaning & Origin

About Kuwahara
The surname Kuwahara is of Japanese origin and is written as 桑原 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the words "kuwa" meaning "mulberry tree" and "hara" meaning "field" or "plain." Therefore, the surname Kuwahara can be interpreted to mean "mulberry field" or "plain with mulberry trees." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found among individuals and families with ancestral connections to areas where mulberry trees were cultivated or where there were fields with mulberry trees.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kuwahara: 446
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 47,521
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.15

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kuwahara based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KHR
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K UW2 W AA0 HH AA1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌkuwɑˈhɑrə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KHR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K600

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kuwahara in Braille

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

The name Kuwahara in braille

How to sign the name Kuwahara using Sign Language

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

The name Kuwahara in sign language

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