Ogura

Ogura Meaning & Origin

About Ogura
The surname Ogura is of Japanese origin and is written as 小倉 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan. The name Ogura is derived from the combination of the kanji characters "小" (ko), meaning "small" or "little," and "倉" (kura), meaning "warehouse" or "storehouse." Therefore, the surname Ogura can be interpreted to mean "small warehouse" or "little storehouse." It is likely that the name originally referred to a person who either owned or worked in a small warehouse or had some association with such a place.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ogura: 325
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 61,745
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.11

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AKR
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O2060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW0 G Y UH1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/ogura*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O260

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ogura in Braille

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

The name Ogura in braille

How to sign the name Ogura using Sign Language

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

The name Ogura in sign language

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