Masukawa

Masukawa Meaning & Origin

About Masukawa
The surname Masukawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 益川 in kanji characters. The first character 益 (masu) means "benefit" or "profit," while the second character 川 (kawa) means "river." Therefore, the surname Masukawa can be interpreted to mean "beneficial river" or "profitable river." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Masukawa: 108
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 151,532
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MSK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M02020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M AA2 S UW0 K AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/masukawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Masukawa in Braille

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

The name Masukawa in braille

How to sign the name Masukawa using Sign Language

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

The name Masukawa in sign language

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