Teranishi

Teranishi Meaning & Origin

About Teranishi
The surname Teranishi is of Japanese origin and is written in kanji as 寺西. The name is derived from the combination of the characters "寺" (tera), meaning "temple," and "西" (nishi), meaning "west." Therefore, the surname Teranishi can be interpreted to mean "west of the temple" or "western temple." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is often associated with individuals whose ancestors may have lived near or worked at a temple located in the western part of a town or region.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
🔠 Starting Letter
Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe Logo

Discover Your Ancestry with 23andMe

Explore your ancestry and health insights with exclusive savings.

Save 15%-60% this holiday season

Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Teranishi: 134
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 127,494
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRNX
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T0605020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH2 R AH0 N IY1 SH IY0
🌐 IPA
/teranishi*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRNX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T652

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Teranishi in Braille

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

The name Teranishi in braille

How to sign the name Teranishi using Sign Language

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

The name Teranishi in sign language

Numerology