Murakawa

Murakawa Meaning & Origin

About Murakawa
The surname Murakawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 村川 in kanji characters. The name Murakawa can be translated to mean "village river" or "river of the village." The first character "mura" signifies a village or a small community, while the second character "kawa" represents a river. This surname likely originated from individuals who lived near or were associated with a river in a village or had ancestral ties to a specific village with a river.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Murakawa: 125
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 134,712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
MRK
🗽 NYSIIS
MNA
🔊 Soundex
M06020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
M UH0 R AA0 K UW1 AH0
🌐 IPA
/murakawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('MRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
M620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Murakawa in Braille

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

The name Murakawa in braille

How to sign the name Murakawa using Sign Language

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

The name Murakawa in sign language

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