Nakatani

Nakatani Meaning & Origin

About Nakatani
The surname Nakatani is of Japanese origin and is written as 中谷 in kanji characters. The first character "中" means "middle" or "in between," while the second character "谷" means "valley." Therefore, the surname Nakatani can be interpreted to mean "middle valley" or "valley in between." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic location situated between two valleys or a place surrounded by valleys.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nakatani: 601
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 37,125
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.2

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Nakatani 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
NKTN
🔊 Soundex
N0203050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N AA0 K AA0 T AA1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/nɑkɑˈtɑni/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NKTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N235

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nakatani in Braille

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

The name Nakatani in braille

How to sign the name Nakatani using Sign Language

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

The name Nakatani in sign language

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