Terashima

Terashima Meaning & Origin

About Terashima
The surname Terashima is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters 寺島. The first character "寺" means "temple" and the second character "島" means "island." Therefore, the surname Terashima can be interpreted to mean "temple island" or "island of the temple." It is likely that the name originated from a person or family who lived near or had a connection to a temple located on an island.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Terashima: 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 Terashima 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 Terashima is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRXM
🗽 NYSIIS
TANA
🔊 Soundex
T0602050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T EH2 R AH0 SH IY1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/terashima*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRXM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T625

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Terashima in Braille

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

The name Terashima in braille

How to sign the name Terashima using Sign Language

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

The name Terashima in sign language

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