Ninomiya

Ninomiya Meaning & Origin

About Ninomiya
The surname Ninomiya is of Japanese origin and is written as 二宮 in kanji characters. The first character "二" means "two" and the second character "宮" means "shrine" or "palace." Therefore, the surname Ninomiya can be interpreted as "second shrine" or "second palace." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a person's association with a second shrine or palace in their ancestral area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ninomiya: 235
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 80,678
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Ninomiya 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
NNM
🗽 NYSIIS
NANA
🔊 Soundex
N05050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N IY0 N OW1 M IY0 AH0
🌐 IPA
/ninomiya*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NNM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N550

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ninomiya in Braille

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

The name Ninomiya in braille

How to sign the name Ninomiya using Sign Language

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

The name Ninomiya in sign language

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