Okada Surname
Approximately 406,846 people bear this surname
Okada Surname User-submission:
The surname Okada (岡田 in Japanese) means 'rice paddy on the hill'.
Okada Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 398,215 | 1:321 | 35 |
| United States | 2,917 | 1:124,257 | 13,211 |
| Brazil | 2,524 | 1:84,816 | 3,191 |
| Uganda | 582 | 1:67,078 | 7,539 |
| Thailand | 551 | 1:128,200 | 19,447 |
| Singapore | 253 | 1:21,770 | 855 |
| Canada | 184 | 1:200,248 | 19,574 |
| Hong Kong | 183 | 1:40,085 | 710 |
| Kenya | 163 | 1:283,312 | 18,418 |
| Guam | 156 | 1:1,026 | 149 |
| Peru | 154 | 1:206,390 | 9,396 |
| Bolivia | 120 | 1:88,470 | 3,770 |
| Philippines | 90 | 1:1,124,869 | 91,280 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Nigeria | 70 | 1:2,530,611 | 83,100 |
| France | 69 | 1:962,648 | 108,938 |
| Argentina | 67 | 1:637,961 | 44,681 |
| England | 51 | 1:1,092,511 | 52,584 |
| Mexico | 33 | 1:3,761,400 | 25,486 |
| Malaysia | 32 | 1:921,695 | 41,854 |
| Indonesia | 25 | 1:5,289,968 | 246,176 |
| Spain | 25 | 1:1,870,081 | 51,392 |
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Russia | 22 | 1:6,551,048 | 261,263 |
| Greece | 19 | 1:583,147 | 70,237 |
| Netherlands | 18 | 1:938,176 | 63,634 |
| Paraguay | 18 | 1:402,041 | 5,757 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| South Africa | 12 | 1:4,514,809 | 137,638 |
| Panama | 11 | 1:355,660 | 7,645 |
| Belgium | 10 | 1:1,149,664 | 82,403 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Poland | 7 | 1:5,429,821 | 146,768 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Chile | 4 | 1:4,404,118 | 44,633 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Niger | 2 | 1:9,596,008 | 86,358 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Vanuatu | 1 | 1:263,276 | 2,086 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Palau | 1 | 1:21,643 | 223 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Okada (143) may also be a first name.
Okada Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The surname Okada (岡田 in Japanese) means 'rice paddy on the hill'.
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Okada Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Okada Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Okada (Arabic: اوكادا, Oriya: ଓକାଡା, Russian: Окада) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Okada? popularity and diffusion
Okada is the 1,330th most frequently occurring surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,912 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 98 percent of Okada live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. Okada is also the 772,378th most prevalent first name globally, borne by 143 people.
The last name Okada is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is held by 398,215 people, or 1 in 321. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside, Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 8 percent reside. Barring Japan Okada exists in 74 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.
Okada Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Okada has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Okada last name increased 5,100 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Okada Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Okada surname are 13.02% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.25% registered with the party.
The amount Okada earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning 329,278 kr per year; in Peru they earn 56.16% more than the national average, earning S/. 30,272 per year; in South Africa they earn 20.89% less than the national average, earning R 188,004 per year; in United States they earn 12.69% more than the national average, earning $48,624 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.34% more than the national average, earning $64,258 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Okada Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Okada in the Oriya language | ||
| ଓକାଡା | okada | 66.67 |
| ଓକଡା | okada | 33.33 |
| Okada in the Russian language | ||
| Окада | okada | - |
| Okada in the Arabic language | ||
| اوكادا | awkada | - |
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