> きみのなわ。。。。ですか。

How can I fill the gap?
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How to ask "Is your name common in Japan?"
If I were to choose a one-word expression, that would be a na-adjective
普通【ふつう】.

> あなたの 名前【なまえ】は 普通【ふつう】ですか？

  * Use は instead of わ when it's the topic marker. It's still pronounced as _wa_.
  * 名【な】 is a literary and/or pompous way of saying "name". Use 名前【なまえ】 instead.
  * I also replaced the casual second-person pronoun きみ with あなた, because きみ is rarely used with polite expressions (e.g. ですか).

However the sentence above may sound a bit rude because it sounds like you are
talking whether a name is _normal_ or _abnormal_ , rather than _common_ or
_uncommon_.

( **EDIT** : There is another na-adjective
[一般的【いっぱんてき】](http://jisho.org/word/%E4%B8%80%E8%88%AC%E7%9A%84), which may be
more difficult but safer. "あなたの名前は一般的ですか？")

Alternatively, you can say something like this:

> あなたの 名前【なまえ】は よく ある 名前ですか？  
>  (lit. "Is your name a name that exists often?")
>
> あなたの 名前【なまえ】は よく 見【み】る 名前ですか？  
>  (lit. "Is your name a name that you see often?")

Technically speaking, this よくある is a [relative
clause](http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/clause) that modifies 名前
right _after_ it, but you may regard it as a set phrase that just means
"common". For example, "Frequently Asked Question" is often translated as
"よくある質問【しつもん】" in Japanese.
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