Shiraishi

Shiraishi Meaning & Origin

About Shiraishi
The surname Shiraishi is of Japanese origin and is written as 白石 in kanji characters. The name translates to "white stone" in English. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is derived from a place name or geographical feature. The name Shiraishi may have been given to individuals who lived near or worked with white stones, or it could have been adopted by families who wanted to emphasize purity or strength associated with the color white.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Shiraishi: 512
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 42,378
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.17

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
XRX
🗽 NYSIIS
SA
🔊 Soundex
S06020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
SH IH0 R AA0 IY1 SH IY0
🌐 IPA
/ʃɪrɑˈiʃi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('XRX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
S620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Shiraishi in Braille

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

The name Shiraishi in braille

How to sign the name Shiraishi using Sign Language

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

The name Shiraishi in sign language

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