Yamaoka

Yamaoka Meaning & Origin

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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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yamaoka: 305
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 65,066
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.1

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.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
AMK
🗽 NYSIIS
YANA
🔊 Soundex
Y05020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y AA2 M AA0 Y UW1 K AH0
🌐 IPA
/yamaoka*/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AMK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y520

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yamaoka in Braille

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

The name Yamaoka in braille

How to sign the name Yamaoka using Sign Language

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.

The name Yamaoka in sign language

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