Surname
Okabe
Okabe (岡部) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean hill + section, and Wikidata lists 164 notable people with this family name.
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What Okabe means
岡
hill
部
section
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Okabe 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 Okabe
Takanobu Okabe 岡部 孝信Japanese ski jumper, coach
Yukiaki Okabe 岡部 幸明Japanese Olympic swimmer (1941-2018)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.