Nagayama

Nagayama Meaning & Origin

About Nagayama
The surname Nagayama is of Japanese origin and consists of two kanji characters: "naga" meaning "long" and "yama" meaning "mountain." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Nagayama can be interpreted as "long mountain." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic feature or a place name associated with a long mountain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nagayama: 162
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 109,258
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NKM
🗽 NYSIIS
NANA
🔊 Soundex
N02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N AA0 G AA0 Y AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/nagayama*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nagayama in Braille

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

The name Nagayama in braille

How to sign the name Nagayama using Sign Language

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

The name Nagayama in sign language

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