Surname
Wakita
Wakita (脇田) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean side + rice field, and Wikidata lists 43 notable people with this family name.
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What Wakita means
脇
side
田
rice field
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Wakita 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.