Yukawa

Yukawa Meaning & Origin

About Yukawa
The surname Yukawa is of Japanese origin and is written as "湯川" in kanji characters. The first character "湯" means "hot water" or "bath," while the second character "川" means "river." Therefore, the surname Yukawa can be interpreted as "hot water river" or "river of hot springs." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a location near hot springs or a river with hot water.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yukawa: 148
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 117,480
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AK
🗽 NYSIIS
YA
🔊 Soundex
Y020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y UW2 K AA1 W AH0
🌐 IPA
/yukawa*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yukawa in Braille

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

The name Yukawa in braille

How to sign the name Yukawa using Sign Language

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

The name Yukawa in sign language

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