Shintani

Shintani Meaning & Origin

About Shintani
The surname Shintani is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "新谷." The first character "新" means "new" or "fresh," while the second character "谷" means "valley." Therefore, the surname Shintani can be interpreted to mean "new valley" or "fresh valley." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found among individuals and families who have ancestral connections to various regions in the country.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shintani: 319
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 62,714
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Shintani based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XNTN
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S053050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IH0 N T AA1 N IY0
🌐 IPA
/shintani*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XNTN', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S535

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shintani in Braille

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

The name Shintani in braille

How to sign the name Shintani using Sign Language

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

The name Shintani in sign language

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