Tomita

Tomita Meaning & Origin

About Tomita
The surname Tomita is of Japanese origin and is written as 富田 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji "富" (tomi), meaning "wealth" or "abundance," and "田" (ta), meaning "rice field" or "rice paddy." Therefore, the surname Tomita can be interpreted to mean "abundant rice field" or "wealthy rice field." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tomita: 1,269
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 20,806
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.43

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tomita 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
TMT
🗽 NYSIIS
TANA
🔊 Soundex
T05030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T OW0 M IY1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/toʊˈmitə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TMT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T530

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tomita in Braille

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

The name Tomita in braille

How to sign the name Tomita using Sign Language

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

The name Tomita in sign language

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