Yoshinaga

Yoshinaga Meaning & Origin

About Yoshinaga
The surname Yoshinaga is of Japanese origin and is written as 吉永 in kanji characters. The first character, "Yoshi," means "good" or "lucky," while the second character, "Naga," means "eternal" or "forever." Therefore, the surname Yoshinaga can be interpreted to mean "eternally lucky" or "forever fortunate." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yoshinaga: 357
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 57101
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.12

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AXNK
🗽 NYSIIS
YA
🔊 Soundex
Y0205020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y OW0 SH IH0 N AA1 G AH0
🌐 IPA
/yoshinaga*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AXNK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y252

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yoshinaga in Braille

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

The name Yoshinaga in braille

How to sign the name Yoshinaga using Sign Language

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

The name Yoshinaga in sign language

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