Obata

Obata Meaning & Origin

About Obata
The surname Obata is of Japanese origin and is written as 小畑 in kanji characters. The first character "小" (ko) means "small" or "little," while the second character "畑" (hata or bata) means "field" or "farm." Therefore, the surname Obata can be interpreted to mean "small field" or "little farm." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

🌍 Origin
📏 Surname Length
💬 Number of Syllables
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Obata: 266
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 73005
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.09

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
APT
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O1030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW0 B AA1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/obata*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('APT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O130

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Obata in Braille

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

The name Obata in braille

How to sign the name Obata using Sign Language

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

The name Obata in sign language

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