Takamori

Takamori Meaning & Origin

About Takamori
The surname Takamori is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters 高森, which literally translate to "high forest." The first character "taka" means "high" or "tall," while the second character "mori" means "forest." Therefore, the surname Takamori can be interpreted as "one who resides in or is associated with a high forest." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic or topographic feature in the ancestral homeland of the family.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Takamori: 193
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 94,730
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TKMR
🗽 NYSIIS
TANA
🔊 Soundex
T0205060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AA2 K AA0 M AO1 R IY0
🌐 IPA
/takamori*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TKMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T256

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Takamori in Braille

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

The name Takamori in braille

How to sign the name Takamori using Sign Language

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

The name Takamori in sign language

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