Sawamura

Sawamura Meaning & Origin

About Sawamura
The surname Sawamura is of Japanese origin and is written as 澤村 in kanji characters. The first character, "sawa" (澤), means "marsh" or "swamp," while the second character, "mura" (村), means "village." Therefore, the surname Sawamura can be interpreted to mean "village in the marsh" or "marshy village." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sawamura: 104
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 156,044
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SMR
🗽 NYSIIS
SANA
🔊 Soundex
S05060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AW2 AA0 M UH1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/sawamura*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S560

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sawamura in Braille

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

The name Sawamura in braille

How to sign the name Sawamura using Sign Language

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

The name Sawamura in sign language

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