Fukuyama

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 福山 (ふくやま, Fukuyama, literally blessing mountain).

Proper noun

Fukuyama (countable and uncountable, plural Fukuyamas)

  1. A surname from Japanese.
  2. A city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

Translations

Statistics

  • According to the 2010 United States Census, Fukuyama is the 86981th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 214 individuals. Fukuyama is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.10%) and Multi-racial (17.76%) individuals.

Japanese

Romanization

Fukuyama

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ふくやま

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Hepburn romaji of Japanese 福山 (Fukuyama).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /fukuˈjama/ [fʊ.xʊˈjaː.mɐ]
    • IPA(key): (with nativization) /pukuˈjama/ [pʊ.xʊˈjaː.mɐ]
  • Rhymes: -ama
  • Syllabification: Fu‧ku‧ya‧ma

Proper noun

Fukuyama (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜃᜓᜌᜋ)

  1. a surname from Japanese