Quashie

Quashie Meaning & Origin

About Quashie
The surname Quashie is of West African origin, specifically from the Akan people of Ghana. It is derived from the Akan word "kwashi," meaning "born on a Sunday." The name is often given to children born on this day of the week. As a surname, Quashie signifies the ancestral connection to the Akan culture and the importance of Sunday as a significant day of birth.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Quashie: 582
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 38,103
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.2

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Quashie based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Quashie is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KX
🗽 NYSIIS
QGA
🔊 Soundex
Q020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K W AA1 SH IY0
🌐 IPA
/quashie*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Q200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Quashie in Braille

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

The name Quashie in braille

How to sign the name Quashie using Sign Language

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

The name Quashie in sign language

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