Nishimura

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 西村 (Nishimura).

Proper noun

Nishimura (plural Nishimuras)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nishimura is the 12732^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2424 individuals. Nishimura is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (78.38%) and Mixed Race (12.0%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nishimura”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 671.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 西村 (Nishimura).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ni.ʃi.mu.ʁa/

Proper noun

Nishimura ?

1. a surname from Japanese

Japanese

Romanization

Nishimura

1. Rōmaji transcription of にしむら