Name Fukuoka Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 福岡(Japanese Kanji) ふくおか(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /ɸɯᵝ.kɯᵝ.o̞.kä/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".