Surname

Oka

Oka (岡) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hill, and Wikidata lists 136 notable people with this family name.

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Written岡おかhill

What Oka means

岡
hill

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Oka describes a place. Its kanji point to a hill, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Oka

Shinnosuke Oka 岡 慎之助gymnast
Yoshiki Oka 岡 佳樹Japanese association football player
Teppei Oka 岡 哲平Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji