Nakaoka

Nakaoka Meaning & Origin

About Nakaoka
The surname Nakaoka is of Japanese origin and is written with the characters "中岡." The first character "中" means "middle" or "center," while the second character "岡" means "hill" or "ridge." Therefore, the surname Nakaoka can be interpreted to mean "middle hill" or "central ridge." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is likely to have originated from a geographic feature or a place name.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Nakaoka: 204
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 90,495
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.07

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NKK
🔊 Soundex
N02020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N AA0 K AA0 OW1
🌐 IPA
/nakaoka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NKK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nakaoka in Braille

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

The name Nakaoka in braille

How to sign the name Nakaoka using Sign Language

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

The name Nakaoka in sign language

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