Kitaoka

Kitaoka Meaning & Origin

About Kitaoka
The surname Kitaoka is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "北岡," which literally translate to "north hill." The name likely originated from a geographical feature, indicating that the family lived near or on a hill in the northern region. Surnames in Japan often have connections to nature, geography, or historical events, and Kitaoka is no exception, reflecting the ancestral connection to a specific location.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Kitaoka: 139
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 123,796
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.05

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KTK
🗽 NYSIIS
CA
🔊 Soundex
K03020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K IH2 T OW0 K AA1 UW0
🌐 IPA
/kitaoka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KTK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K320

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Kitaoka in Braille

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

The name Kitaoka in braille

How to sign the name Kitaoka using Sign Language

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

The name Kitaoka in sign language

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