Shimasaki

Shimasaki Meaning & Origin

About Shimasaki
The surname Shimasaki is of Japanese origin and is written as 島崎 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji "shima" meaning "island" and "saki" meaning "cape" or "promontory." Therefore, the surname Shimasaki can be interpreted to mean "island cape" or "promontory on an island." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shimasaki: 258
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 74,826
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XMSK
🗽 NYSIIS
SANA
🔊 Soundex
S0502020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IY0 M AA0 S AA1 K IY0
🌐 IPA
/shimasaki*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XMSK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shimasaki in Braille

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

The name Shimasaki in braille

How to sign the name Shimasaki using Sign Language

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

The name Shimasaki in sign language

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