Teraoka

Teraoka Meaning & Origin

About Teraoka
The surname Teraoka is of Japanese origin and is written in kanji as 寺岡. The first character "寺" (tera) means "temple" and the second character "岡" (oka) means "hill" or "ridge." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Teraoka can be interpreted as "temple hill" or "temple ridge," suggesting a possible ancestral connection to a location near or associated with a temple on a hill or ridge.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Teraoka: 238
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 79846
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.08

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

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TRK
🗽 NYSIIS
TA
🔊 Soundex
T06020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T ER0 AA0 OW1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/teraoka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TRK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T620

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Teraoka in Braille

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

The name Teraoka in braille

How to sign the name Teraoka using Sign Language

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

The name Teraoka in sign language

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