Nishioka

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Japanese 西岡 (Nishioka). === Proper noun === Nishioka (plural Nishiokas) A surname from Japanese. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Nishioka is the 39164th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 562 individuals. Nishioka is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (77.76%) and Mixed Race (12.1%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nishioka”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 671. == Japanese == === Romanization === Nishioka Rōmaji transcription of にしおか