Yoshii

Yoshii Meaning & Origin

About Yoshii
The surname Yoshii is of Japanese origin and is written as 吉井 in kanji characters. The first character 吉 (yoshi) means "good luck" or "fortune," while the second character 井 (ii) refers to a "well" or "water source." Therefore, the surname Yoshii can be interpreted to mean "good luck well" or "fortunate water source." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is often associated with positive connotations.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yoshii: 198
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 92,719
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AX
🗽 NYSIIS
YA
🔊 Soundex
Y020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y OW0 SH IY1 IY0
🌐 IPA
/yoshii*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AX', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yoshii in Braille

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

The name Yoshii in braille

How to sign the name Yoshii using Sign Language

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

The name Yoshii in sign language

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