Surname

Yoda

Yoda (依田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to rely on + rice field, and Wikidata lists 47 notable people with this family name.

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Written依田よだto rely on + rice field

What Yoda means

依
to rely on
田
rice field

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Yoda

Mitsumasa Yoda 依田 光正Japanese association football player and manager

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji