Yokota

Yokota Meaning & Origin

About Yokota
The surname Yokota is of Japanese origin and is written as 横田 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the kanji "yoko" meaning "side" or "horizontal" and "ta" meaning "field" or "rice paddy." Therefore, the surname Yokota can be interpreted to mean "beside the rice paddy" or "horizontal field." It is a relatively common surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Yokota: 655
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 34,539
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.22

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yokota 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
AKT
🗽 NYSIIS
YA
🔊 Soundex
Y02030
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
Y OW0 K OW1 T AH0
🌐 IPA
/joʊˈkoʊtə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('AKT', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
Y230

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Yokota in Braille

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

The name Yokota in braille

How to sign the name Yokota using Sign Language

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

The name Yokota in sign language

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