Nishizaki

Nishizaki Meaning & Origin

About Nishizaki
The surname Nishizaki is of Japanese origin and is composed of two kanji characters: "Nishi" meaning "west" and "Zaki" meaning "cape" or "promontory." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Nishizaki can be interpreted as "western cape" or "western promontory." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is likely to have originated from a geographical or topographical reference to a location situated in the western part of a region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nishizaki: 128
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 132,206
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Nishizaki 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
NXSK
🗽 NYSIIS
NASA
🔊 Soundex
N0202020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N IY0 SH IY0 AA1 SH EH0 V
🌐 IPA
/nishizaki*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NXSK', 'NXTSK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N222

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nishizaki in Braille

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

The name Nishizaki in braille

How to sign the name Nishizaki using Sign Language

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

The name Nishizaki in sign language

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