Hiraoka

Hiraoka Meaning & Origin

About Hiraoka
The surname Hiraoka is of Japanese origin and is written as 平岡 in kanji characters. The first character "平" (hira) means "flat" or "peaceful," while the second character "岡" (oka) means "hill" or "ridge." Therefore, the surname Hiraoka can be interpreted to mean "flat hill" or "peaceful ridge." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Hiraoka: 371
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 55,386
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.13

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
HRK
🗽 NYSIIS
HA
🔊 Soundex
H06020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
HH IH0 R OW1 AH0 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/hiraoka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('HRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
H620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Hiraoka in Braille

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

The name Hiraoka in braille

How to sign the name Hiraoka using Sign Language

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

The name Hiraoka in sign language

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