Tanimura

Tanimura Meaning & Origin

About Tanimura
The surname Tanimura is of Japanese origin and is written as 谷村 in kanji characters. The first character "谷" (tani) means "valley" or "gorge," while the second character "村" (mura) means "village" or "hamlet." Therefore, the surname Tanimura can be interpreted to mean "valley village" or "village in the valley." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tanimura: 137
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 125,282
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tanimura 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
TNMR
🗽 NYSIIS
TANA
🔊 Soundex
T0505060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T AA2 N IH0 M UW1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌtɑnɪˈmurə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TNMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T556

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tanimura in Braille

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

The name Tanimura in braille

How to sign the name Tanimura using Sign Language

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

The name Tanimura in sign language

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