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.
The surname Obata is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
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.
Here's how to represent Obata in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
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.