Nagasawa

Nagasawa Meaning & Origin

About Nagasawa
The surname Nagasawa is of Japanese origin and is composed of two kanji characters: "naga" meaning "long" or "tall" and "sawa" meaning "marsh" or "swamp." Therefore, the surname Nagasawa can be interpreted to mean "long marsh" or "tall swamp." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic or topographic association with a long marsh or swampy area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nagasawa: 391
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 52,970
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NKS
🔊 Soundex
N02020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N AA0 G AA0 S AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/nagasawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NKS', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nagasawa in Braille

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

The name Nagasawa in braille

How to sign the name Nagasawa using Sign Language

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

The name Nagasawa in sign language

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