Yanaga

Yanaga Meaning & Origin

About Yanaga
The surname Yanaga is of Japanese origin and is written as 柳河 in kanji characters. The first character "Yana" means "willow tree," while the second character "ga" means "river." Therefore, the surname Yanaga can be interpreted to mean "willow river" or "river of willows." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yanaga: 121
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 138,304
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
ANK
🗽 NYSIIS
YA
🔊 Soundex
Y05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AE1 N AH0 G AH0
🌐 IPA
/yanaga*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yanaga in Braille

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

The name Yanaga in braille

How to sign the name Yanaga using Sign Language

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

The name Yanaga in sign language

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