Last Name :
MiyotaLast Name in Japanese Kanji(Hiragana) :
御代田(みよた)
Meaning :
御 meaning honorable, manipulate, govern./ 代 meaning substitute, change, convert, replace, period, age, counter for decades of ages, eras, etc., generation, charge, rate, fee./ 田 meaning rice field, rice paddy.
Estimated Population in Japan :
750
Population Rank :
9953 out of 10,000 entries
Other Readings of Miyota(御代田):
Oyoda, Miyoda, Midaida, Mishiroda, Godaida
Top 5 populations of Miyota(御代田) by prefecture:
1 : Fukushima
2 : Tokyo
3 : Kanagawa
4 : Tochigi
5 : Miyagi
Origin :
Japanese
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