Shimura

Shimura Meaning & Origin

About Shimura
The surname Shimura is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "志" meaning "ambition" or "will" and "村" meaning "village." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Shimura can be interpreted as "ambitious village" or "village with strong determination." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shimura: 125
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 134712
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XMR
🗽 NYSIIS
SANA
🔊 Soundex
S05060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IY0 M UH1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/shimura*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S560

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shimura in Braille

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

The name Shimura in braille

How to sign the name Shimura using Sign Language

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

The name Shimura in sign language

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