SurnameNo. 34 in Japan
Okada
Okada (岡田) is the 34th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.38 million people. Its kanji mean hill + rice field.
お · か · だ · おかだ
What Okada means
岡
hill
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Okada describes a place. Its kanji point to a hill and a rice field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.