Sagawa

Sagawa Meaning & Origin

About Sagawa
The surname Sagawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 佐川 in kanji characters. The name is derived from a combination of the kanji "佐" meaning "assistant" or "help" and "川" meaning "river." Therefore, the surname Sagawa can be interpreted to mean "assistant of the river" or "one who helps the river." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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📏 Surname Length
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sagawa: 138
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 124,548
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Sagawa 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 Sagawa is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SK
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AA0 G AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/sagawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sagawa in Braille

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

The name Sagawa in braille

How to sign the name Sagawa using Sign Language

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

The name Sagawa in sign language

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