Yanagawa

Yanagawa Meaning & Origin

About Yanagawa
The surname Yanagawa is of Japanese origin and is derived from the combination of the words "yanagi" meaning "willow tree" and "kawa" meaning "river." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Yanagawa can be interpreted as "willow river" or "river of willows." This surname likely originated from a geographic or topographic feature, indicating that the family may have lived near a river with willow trees.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yanagawa: 156
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 112,568
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yanagawa 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
ANK
🗽 NYSIIS
YA
🔊 Soundex
Y05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AA0 N AA0 G AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/yanagawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yanagawa in Braille

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

The name Yanagawa in braille

How to sign the name Yanagawa using Sign Language

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

The name Yanagawa in sign language

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