Nishijima

Nishijima Meaning & Origin

About Nishijima
The surname Nishijima is of Japanese origin and is composed of two kanji characters: "Nishi" meaning "west" and "jima" meaning "island." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Nishijima can be interpreted as "west island" or "island in the west." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographical location or a family's association with a western island.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nishijima: 187
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 97,210
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.06

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Nishijima 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
NXJM
🗽 NYSIIS
NANA
🔊 Soundex
N0202050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N IY0 SH IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N
🌐 IPA
/nishijima*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NXJM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N225

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nishijima in Braille

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

The name Nishijima in braille

How to sign the name Nishijima using Sign Language

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

The name Nishijima in sign language

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