About Yamaoka
The surname Yamaoka is of Japanese origin and is composed of two kanji characters: "yama" meaning "mountain" and "oka" meaning "hill." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Yamaoka can be interpreted as "mountain hill" or "hill of the mountain." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is likely to have originated from a geographic or topographic association with a mountainous or hilly area.
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The surname Yamaoka is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yamaoka 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 Yamaoka is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Yamaoka in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Yamaoka using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.