Tomioka

Tomioka Meaning & Origin

About Tomioka
The surname Tomioka is of Japanese origin and is written as 富岡 in kanji characters. The first character "富" means "wealth" or "abundance," while the second character "岡" means "hill" or "ridge." Therefore, the surname Tomioka can be interpreted to mean "abundant hill" or "prosperous ridge." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is associated with individuals or families who may have lived near or owned land on a prosperous hill or ridge.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Tomioka: 104
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 156,044
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.04

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Tomioka based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
TMK
🗽 NYSIIS
TANA
🔊 Soundex
T05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
T OW0 M IY0 OW1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/tomioka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('TMK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
T520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Tomioka in Braille

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

The name Tomioka in braille

How to sign the name Tomioka using Sign Language

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

The name Tomioka in sign language

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