Yamakawa

Yamakawa Meaning & Origin

About Yamakawa
The surname Yamakawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 山川 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the characters "山" (yama), meaning "mountain," and "川" (kawa), meaning "river." Therefore, the surname Yamakawa can be interpreted to mean "mountain river" or "river in the mountains." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic or topographic association with mountainous regions or rivers.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yamakawa: 330
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 60,960
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yamakawa 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
AMK
🗽 NYSIIS
YANA
🔊 Soundex
Y05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AA2 M AH0 K AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/yamakawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AMK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yamakawa in Braille

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

The name Yamakawa in braille

How to sign the name Yamakawa using Sign Language

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

The name Yamakawa in sign language

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