Tagawa

Tagawa Meaning & Origin

About Tagawa
The surname Tagawa is of Japanese origin and is written with the kanji characters for "field" (ta) and "river" (kawa). It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is often associated with people who have ancestral ties to the Tagawa region in Fukuoka Prefecture. The name Tagawa can be interpreted to mean "field by the river" or "river in the field," reflecting the importance of agriculture and the natural environment in Japanese culture.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tagawa: 364
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 56,195
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TK
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AA0 G AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/tagawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tagawa in Braille

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

The name Tagawa in braille

How to sign the name Tagawa using Sign Language

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

The name Tagawa in sign language

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