Taniguchi

Taniguchi Meaning & Origin

About Taniguchi
The surname Taniguchi is of Japanese origin and is written as 谷口 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and has a literal meaning of "valley entrance" or "mouth of the valley." The name likely originated from someone who lived near or owned land at the entrance of a valley.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Taniguchi: 1,289
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 20,565
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.44

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Taniguchi 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
TNKX
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0502020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AA2 N IH0 G UW1 CH IY0
🌐 IPA
/ˌtɑnɪˈguʧi/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNKX', 'TNKK')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T522

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Taniguchi in Braille

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

The name Taniguchi in braille

How to sign the name Taniguchi using Sign Language

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

The name Taniguchi in sign language

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