Yoneyama

Yoneyama Meaning & Origin

About Yoneyama
The surname Yoneyama is of Japanese origin and is written as "米山" in kanji characters. The name Yoneyama can be translated to mean "rice mountain" or "rice hill." The first part of the name, "yone" (米), refers to rice, which is a staple food in Japan and holds cultural significance. The second part, "yama" (山), means mountain or hill. Therefore, the surname Yoneyama can be interpreted as someone who either lived near or worked with rice fields located on a mountain or hill.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yoneyama: 161
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 109,758
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yoneyama 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
ANM
🗽 NYSIIS
YANA
🔊 Soundex
Y05050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y OW2 N IY0 AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/ˌjoʊniˈɑmə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('ANM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y550

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yoneyama in Braille

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

The name Yoneyama in braille

How to sign the name Yoneyama using Sign Language

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

The name Yoneyama in sign language

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