Okumura

Okumura Meaning & Origin

About Okumura
The surname Okumura is of Japanese origin and is written as 奥村 in kanji characters. The first character "奥" (oku) means "interior" or "deep," while the second character "村" (mura) means "village" or "hamlet." Therefore, the surname Okumura can be interpreted to mean "deep village" or "interior village." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is found among various families and individuals.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Okumura: 722
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 31,960
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.24

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AKMR
🗽 NYSIIS
OANA
🔊 Soundex
O205060
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
OW0 K UW0 M UH1 R AH0
🌐 IPA
/oʊkuˈmʊrə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKMR', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O256

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Okumura in Braille

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

The name Okumura in braille

How to sign the name Okumura using Sign Language

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

The name Okumura in sign language

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