Yajima

Yajima Meaning & Origin

About Yajima
The surname Yajima is of Japanese origin and is written as 矢島 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the characters "矢" (ya), meaning "arrow," and "島" (shima), meaning "island." Therefore, the surname Yajima can be interpreted to mean "arrow island" or "island of arrows." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yajima: 132
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 129,047
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AJM
🗽 NYSIIS
YANA
🔊 Soundex
Y02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AA2 M IY1 AH0
🌐 IPA
/yajima*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AJM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yajima in Braille

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

The name Yajima in braille

How to sign the name Yajima using Sign Language

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

The name Yajima in sign language

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