Ooka

Ooka Meaning & Origin

About Ooka
The surname Ooka is of Japanese origin and is written as 大岡 in kanji characters. The first character "大" means "big" or "great," while the second character "岡" means "hill" or "ridge." Therefore, the surname Ooka can be interpreted to mean "big hill" or "great ridge." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic feature or a place name associated with a large hill or ridge.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Ooka: 128
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 132,206
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AK
🗽 NYSIIS
OA
🔊 Soundex
O020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
UW1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/ooka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
O200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Ooka in Braille

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

The name Ooka in braille

How to sign the name Ooka using Sign Language

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

The name Ooka in sign language

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