Shimabuku

Shimabuku Meaning & Origin

About Shimabuku
The surname Shimabuku is of Japanese origin and is written with the kanji characters 島 (shima), meaning "island," and 袋 (fuku), meaning "bag" or "sack." It is a relatively rare surname and is most commonly found in Okinawa, Japan. The name Shimabuku likely originated from a person or family who lived near or on an island and may have been associated with the fishing or maritime industry.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shimabuku: 308
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 64,559
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XMPK
🗽 NYSIIS
SANA
🔊 Soundex
S0501020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IH0 M AE1 CH UW0 K
🌐 IPA
/shimabuku*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XMPK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S512

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shimabuku in Braille

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

The name Shimabuku in braille

How to sign the name Shimabuku using Sign Language

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

The name Shimabuku in sign language

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