Yoshizawa

Yoshizawa Meaning & Origin

About Yoshizawa
The surname Yoshizawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 吉沢 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji 吉 (yoshi), meaning "good" or "lucky," and 沢 (sawa/zawa), meaning "marsh" or "swamp." Therefore, the surname Yoshizawa can be interpreted to mean "lucky marsh" or "fortunate swamp." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yoshizawa: 259
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 74,608
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AXS
🗽 NYSIIS
YASA
🔊 Soundex
Y02020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y OW2 SH IH0 Z AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/yoshizawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AXS', 'AXTS')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yoshizawa in Braille

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

The name Yoshizawa in braille

How to sign the name Yoshizawa using Sign Language

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

The name Yoshizawa in sign language

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