Yamanishi

Yamanishi Meaning & Origin

About Yamanishi
The surname Yamanishi is of Japanese origin and is composed of two kanji characters: "yama" meaning "mountain" and "nishi" meaning "west." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Yamanishi can be interpreted as "mountain west" or "western mountain." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographical or topographical association with a western mountain region.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yamanishi: 109
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 150,452
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AMNX
🗽 NYSIIS
YANA
🔊 Soundex
Y0505020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AA0 M AA0 N IY1 SH IY0
🌐 IPA
/yamanishi*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AMNX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y552

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yamanishi in Braille

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

The name Yamanishi in braille

How to sign the name Yamanishi using Sign Language

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

The name Yamanishi in sign language

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