Surname

Oku

Oku (奥) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean inner, and Wikidata lists 42 notable people with this family name.

お · く · おく
Written奥おくinner

What Oku means

奥
inner, deep

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Oku mean inner. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Oku

Daisuke Oku 奥 大介Japanese association football player (1976–2014)
Hiroya Oku 奥 浩哉Japanese manga artist

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji