Nishiyama

Nishiyama Meaning & Origin

About Nishiyama
The surname Nishiyama is of Japanese origin and is composed of two kanji characters: "Nishi" meaning "west" and "yama" meaning "mountain." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Nishiyama can be interpreted as "west mountain" or "mountain in the west." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographical or topographical association with a western mountainous area.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nishiyama: 509
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 42,579
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Nishiyama 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
NXM
🗽 NYSIIS
NANA
🔊 Soundex
N02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N IY0 SH IY0 Y AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/niʃiˈjɑmə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NXM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nishiyama in Braille

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

The name Nishiyama in braille

How to sign the name Nishiyama using Sign Language

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

The name Nishiyama in sign language

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