Sayama

Sayama Meaning & Origin

About Sayama
The surname Sayama is of Japanese origin and is written as 狭山 in kanji characters. It is derived from the combination of the kanji "狭" (saya) meaning "narrow" and "山" (yama) meaning "mountain." Therefore, the surname Sayama can be interpreted to mean "narrow mountain" or "small mountain." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a place name or geographical feature.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Sayama: 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 Sayama 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 Sayama is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
SM
🗽 NYSIIS
SANA
🔊 Soundex
S050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
S AH0 Y AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/sayama*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('SM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Sayama in Braille

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

The name Sayama in braille

How to sign the name Sayama using Sign Language

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

The name Sayama in sign language

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