Yokoyama

Yokoyama Meaning & Origin

About Yokoyama
The surname Yokoyama is of Japanese origin and is written as 横山 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and has a literal meaning of "horizontal mountain." The first character "横" means "horizontal" or "side," while the second character "山" means "mountain." This surname likely originated from a geographic feature, such as a village or area located near a horizontal or side mountain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yokoyama: 1,218
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 21,459
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.41

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yokoyama 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
AKM
🗽 NYSIIS
YANA
🔊 Soundex
Y02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y OW2 K OW0 Y AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌjoʊkoʊˈjɑmə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yokoyama in Braille

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

The name Yokoyama in braille

How to sign the name Yokoyama using Sign Language

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

The name Yokoyama in sign language

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