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1000 JAPANESE SURNAMES with meaning and 210 surnames explained

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⭐✅ Check ❰HERE❱ the list of the 1000 Japanese surnames with meaning and the 210 most common Japanese surnames.

One thing you should know is that common people (commoners) did not start using Japanese surnames until the Meiji era, roughly between 1868 and 1912, as it was reserved for the royalty of the imperial palace or Japanese clans.

Where Japanese surnames could be found most would be in some warriors or samurai, some monks, and merchants (the latter only to identify themselves and be able to sell).

Most common Japanese surnames

Among the most common and popular Japanese surnames in Japan are Sato (佐藤 Satō), Kato (加藤 Katō), Suzuki (鈴木) and Takahashi (高橋). According to estimates, there are about 100 000 different surnames in use in Japan today.

The frequency of use of surnames differs from area to area, which we will show you below; For example, in Okinawa the surnames Higa (比嘉), Tamagusuku (玉城), Shimabukuro (島袋), and Uchima (内間) are common, which is not the case in other parts of Japan, with this we mean that each area has certain surnames and more if they are rural areas or little crowded by other Japanese, so if there is not much mixing of surnames are preserved those of yesteryear more often.

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Several Japanese surnames come from properties in the rural landscape; exemplifying Ishikawa (石川) means “stony river or stone in the river”, Yamamoto (山本) means “the base of the mountain” and Inoue (井上) means “over the well”.

Note: Clarification of Fuji and Glycine, you will notice when we put that the kanji means Glycine and then you see that the surname does not say anything about Glycine but the word Fuji is repeated, that is because the glycine is pronounced Fuji in Japanese.

Note 2: We will put where they come from according to their meaning in extensive mode at the bottom but the first 100 or so because it is already too long an article, if you want to know what they mean we will put the meaning of the Japanese surnames in the table, anyway we will be updating little by little.

Below you have the list of the 210 most common Japanese surnames + a bonus 1000 more in order of popularity in Japan ⭐, with their meaning.

Japanese surnamesKanjiKanaMeaning of surnames in Japanese
Satō佐藤さとうComposed of the Japanese kanji 佐, meaning “help,” and 藤, indicating a connection to the Fujiwara clan, as well as referring to glycine, a Japanese plant, so Satō would be “Fuji helper.”
Suzuki鈴木すずきComposed of the Japanese kanji 鈴, meaning “bell”, and 木, meaning “tree”, so Suzuki would be “bell tree“. 
Takahashi高橋たかはしComposed of the kanji 高 (high) and 橋 (bridge), so Takahashi would be “high bridge“.
Tanaka田中たなかComposed of the kanji 田, meaning “rice field”, and 中, “inside” or “center”, so Tanaka would be “inside or center of the rice field“,
Watanabe渡辺/渡邊わたなべComposed of the kanji 渡 (cross or cross over) and 辺 (bench or edge), so Watanabe would be “cross over the edge” or “transit area.”
Itō伊藤いとうComposed by the kanji 藤, which refers to glycine, a traditional Japanese plant related to the Fujiwara clan, so Itō, could be worn by those belonging to this clan, but everything else is unknown.
Yamamoto山本やまもとComposed of the kanji 山 (mountain) and 本 (origin or base), so Yamamoto would be “mountain base” or “mountain origin.”
Nakamura中村なかむらComposed of the kanji 中 (inside or center) and 村 (village or town), so Nakamura would be “in the center of the village” or “inside the town.”
Kobayashi小林こばやしComposed of the kanji 小 (small) and 林 (forest), so Kobayashi would be “small forest“.
Katō加藤かとうComposed of the kanji 加 , denoting increment as “much” or “more,” and 藤 , which refers to glycine, so Katō would be “much glycine.”
Yoshida吉田よしだComposed of the kanji 吉 which means “good luck“, and , 田 which is rice field, so Yoshida would be “lucky rice field“.
Yamada山田やまだComposed of the kanji 山 meaning “mountain”, and the second 田 meaning rice field, so Yamada that would be “mountain rice field“.
Sasaki佐々木ささきComposed of the kanji 佐 meaning assistant, help々 meaning iteration mark and 木 meaning tree, wood so Sasaki would be “help tree“.
Yamaguchi山口やまぐちComposed of the kanji 山 meaning mountain and 口 meaning mouth or entrance so Yamaguchi would be “entrance to the mountain“.
Saitō齋藤さいとうComposed of the kanji 齋 meaning field and 藤 of the Fujiwara clan , so Saitō would be “field wisteria“.
Matsumoto松本まつもとComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine tree and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, real, counter of long cylindrical things. Matsumoto would mean “pine book” or “main pine tree“.
Inoue井上いのうえComposed of the kanji 井 meaning well, city, well, community and the kanji 上 meaning above so Inoue is a Japanese surname meaning “above the water well.
Kimura木村きむらComposed of the kanji 木 meaning tree and 村 meaning village so Kimura would be “the village tree“.
HayashiはやしComposed of the kanji 林, so it would be “forest“.
Saito斎藤さいとComposed of the kanji 斎 meaning purification, Buddhist food, habitation, worship, avoidance, alike and 藤 meaning wisteria so Saito would be “pure wisteria.”
Shimizu清水しみずComposed of the kanji 清 meaning pure, purify, cleanse, cleanse, exorcise, Manchu dynasty and 水 meaning water so Shimizu is a Japanese surname that translates as “pure water.”
Yamazaki山崎やまざきComposed of the kanji 山 meaning mountain and 崎 meaning promontory, cape, spit so Yamazaki would mean “mountain promontory.”
MoriもりComposed of the kanji Mori, it would mean “large forest“.
Abe阿部あべComposed of the kanji “阿” which is usually related to the word ‘peace’, and “部” meaning ‘part’, although the original meaning of this surname was ‘peace at various times.”
Ikeda池田いけだComposed of the kanji 池 meaning pond and 田 meaning rice field so Ikeda would be “rice field by the pond.”
Hashimoto橋本はしもとComposed of the kanji 橋 meaning bridge and 本 meaning origin or base so Hashimoto would be “main bridge”.
Yamashita山下やましたComposed of the kanji 山 meaning mountain and 下 meaning below, below the Yamashita surname would mean “under the mountain”.
Ishikawa石川いしかわComposed of the kanji 石 meaning “stone”, and the second 川 meaning “river” so it would be “stone in the river or “stony river”.
Nakajima中島なかじまThis Japanese surname would be composed of the kanji 中 meaning center and 島 meaning island so Nakajima would be “central island”.
Ishii石井いしいComposed of the kanji 石 meaning stone and 井 meaning well, well, city, community so Ishii would be “stone well”.
Maeda前田まえだComposed by the kanji 前 which would mean in front or facing and 田 which means rice field so Maeda would be “facing the rice field”.
Fujita藤田ふじたComposed of the kanji 藤 fuji and the kanji 田 which is rice field, so Fujita would be “fuji field” or “fuji rice field.”
Ogawa小川おがわComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small and 川 meaning stream, river, of three radical tenses (no. 47) hence Ogawa means “small river”.
Gotō後藤ごとうComposed of the kanji 後 meaning behind, back, later and 藤 meaning wisteria fuji, so Goto means “later fuji” or the descendants of one of the branches of the Fujiwara family.
Okada岡田おかだComposed of the kanji 岡 meaning hill, mountain, hill, knot and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Okada means “rice field on the mountain.”
Hasegawa長谷川はせがわComposed of the kanji 長 meaning long, leading, upper, higher, major and 谷 meaning valley and 川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47) so Hasegawa means “long river valley.”
Murakami村上むらかみComposed of the kanji 村 meaning village, town and 上 meaning up, above, so Murakami means “top village”.
Kondō近藤こんどうComposed of the kanji 近 meaning close, early, related, equivalent and 藤 meaning Fuji wisteria, so Kondo means “near the wisteria”, and it seems to be descended from one of the strongest Japanese clans, the Fujiwara clan.
Sakamoto坂本さかもとComposed of the kanji 坂 meaning slope, slope, hill and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things so Sakamoto means “at the end of the hill” or “at the end of the slope” and refers to people who lived at the base of a mountain.
Endō遠藤えんどうComposed of the kanji 遠 meaning distant, distant and 藤 meaning glycine, they are unrelated to the name, but was the name “adopted by the Fujiwara clan in Enshu”.
Aoki青木あおきComposed of the kanji 青 meaning blue, green and 木 meaning tree, wood so Aoki means “blue tree” or “green tree”, in Japanese the particle “ao” is related to cool colors, since it refers to both green and blue shades.
Fujii藤井ふじいComposed of the kanji 藤 meaning fuji wisteria and 井 meaning well, well cradle, city, community, so Fujii means “fuji city”.
Nishimura西村にしむらComposed of the kanji 西 meaning west 村 meaning town so it would be “the people of the west”.
Fukuda福田ふくだComposed of the kanji 福 meaning blessing, fortune, luck, wealth and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Fukuda means “blessed rice field”.
Ōta太田おおたComposed of the kanji 太 meaning plump, thick, large and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Ota means “magnificent rice field” or also “dense rice field”.
Nishimura西村にしむらComposed of the kanji 西 meaning west, Spain and 村 meaning town, city so Nishimura means “western town”.
Miura三浦みうらComposed of the kanji 三 meaning three and 浦 meaning bay, stream, creek, inlet, gulf, beach, shore so Miura means “three bays”.
Okamoto岡本おかもとComposed of the kanji 岡 meaning mountain, hill, knot and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, counter for long cylindrical things so Okamoto means “mountain base”, “mountain book” or “original mountain” depending on the context in which it is found.
Fujiwara藤原ふじわらComposed of the kanji 藤 meaning wisteria and 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert so Fujiwara means “fuji plain” or “Fuji meadow”.
Matsuda松田まつだComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine followed by the 田 rice field, so Matsuda means “pine trees in the rice field” or “rice field with pine trees”.
Kaneko金子かねこComposed of the kanji 金 meaning gold and 子 meaning child, sign of the rat, first sign of the Chinese zodiac so it is very popular in Japan and Kaneko means “golden child” or “son of gold”.
Nakagawa中川なかがわComposed of the kanji 中 meaning in, inside, middle, middle, middle, center and 川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47) so Nakagawa means “central river” or “in the river”.
Nakano中野なかのComposed of the kanji 中 meaning in, inside, middle, middle, center and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Nakano means “in the middle of the countryside”, although it can also be interpreted as “central countryside”.
Harada原田はらだComposed of the kanji 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert and 田 meaning rice field, rice paddy so Harada means “rice field in the meadow or plain”.
Ono小野おのComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, little and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Ono would be “little countryside”.
Tamura田村たむらComposed of the kanji 田 meaning rice field, paddy field and 村 meaning town, city so Tamura means rice field town.
Takeuchi竹内たけうちComposed of the kanji 竹 meaning bamboo and 内 meaning inside, within, between, among, between, house, home so Takeuchi means the “inner bamboo or inside bamboo”.
Wada和田わだComposed of the kanji 和 meaning harmony, Japanese style, peace, soften, Japan and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Wada means “harmonious rice field”.
Nakayama中山なかやまComposed of the kanji 中 meaning in, inside, middle, middle, middle, center and 山 meaning mountain so Nakayama means “central mountain”, but due to the various interpretations the kanji “中” has, another translation may be “in the middle of the mountain”.
Ishida石田いしだComposed of the kanji 石 meaning stone and 田 meaning rice field, rice field so Ishida means “rocky rice field” or “cobbled rice field”, although some use the interpretation of “stone field”.
Morita森田もりたComposed of the kanji 森 meaning forest, woods and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Morita means “forests of rice fields”.
Ueda上田うえだComposed of the kanji 上 meaning above and 田 meaning rice field, paddy so Ueda means “over the rice field” or “the rice field above”.
HaraはらComposed of the kanji 原 meaning “meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert” and is also the meaning of Hara in Japanese.
Shibata柴田しばたComposed of the kanji 柴 meaning bush, firewood and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Shibata means “rice field firewood”.
Sakai酒井さかいComposed of the kanji 酒 meaning sake, alcohol and 井 meaning well, well cradle, city, community so Sakai means “good sake” or “sake well”.
Kudō工藤くどうComposed of the kanji 工 which has several meanings but means skilled, resourceful, craftsmanship, construction, workers and 藤 which means glycine so Kudo means “skilled fuji” or “fuji worker” (someone who worked for the Japanese Fujiwara). Some consider it to translate as “fuji potter”.
Yokoyama横山よこやまComposed of the kanji 横 meaning side, side, horizontal, wide, unreasonable, wicked and 山 meaning mountain so Yokoyama means “mountain side” and refers to one of the sides of a hill; another meaning is “sloping mountain”.
Miyazaki宮崎みやざきComposed of the kanji 宮 meaning Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess and 崎 meaning promontory, cape, cape, cape, end so Miyazaki means “palace of the cape” or “shrine of the cape”. or “the shrine of the cape”.
Miyamoto宮本みやもとComposed of the kanji 宮 meaning Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, royal, counter of long cylindrical things so Miyamoto means shrine (or ‘palace’) book, main shrine or main palace.
Uchida内田うちだComposed of the kanji 内 meaning inside, internal, between, house, home and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Uchida means internal rice field.
Takagi高木たかぎComposed of the kanji 高 meaning tall, expensive and 木 meaning tree, wood so Takagi means “tall wood”.
Andō安藤あんどうComposed of the kanji 安 meaning relax, cheap, low, quiet, calm, rested, contented, woman, peaceful and 藤 meaning wisteria so Ando means peaceful fuji or calm fuji.
Taniguchi谷口たにぐちComposed of the kanji 谷 meaning valley and 口 meaning mouth so Taniguchi means “entrance to the valley”.
Ōno大野おおのComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Ono means “big field”.
Maruyama丸山まるやまComposed of the kanji 丸 meaning round, complete (month), perfection, -send, pills, make round, roll up, curl up, snuggle, seduce, explain and 山 meaning mountain so Maruyama means “round mountain” or “around the mountain”.
Imai今井いまいComposed by the kanji 今 meaning now and 井 meaning well, well water, city, community and even having these kanji, it has a different meaning since, Imai means “new place of residence”.
Takada高田たかだComposed of the kanji 高 meaning high, expensive and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Takada means “high rice field”.
Fujimoto藤本ふじもとComposed of the kanji 藤 meaning glycine and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, base, true, real, real, counter of long cylindrical things so Fujimoto means the “base of Mount Fuji”.
Takeda武田たけだComposed of the kanji 武 meaning warrior, military, cavalry, weapons and 田 meaning rice field, rice field so Takeda means “rice field of war”.
Murata村田むらたComposed of the kanji 村 meaning village, town and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Murata means “village of rice fields”.
Ueno上野うえのComposed of the kanji 上 meaning up, above and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Ueno means “over the plain” or “over the countryside”.
Sugiyama杉山すぎやまComposed of the kanji 杉 meaning cedar, cryptomeria and 山 meaning mountain so Sugiyama means “cedar mountain”.
Masuda増田ますだComposed of the kanji 増 meaning to increase, add, augment, increase, gain, promote and 田 meaning rice field, rice paddy so Masuda means “growing rice field” or “increased rice plantation”.
Hirano平野ひらのComposed of the kanji 平 meaning even, open, flat, flat, peace and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Hirano means “open field” or “plain”.
Ōtsuka大塚おおつかComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 塚 meaning mound so Otsuka means “big mound”.
Chiba千葉ちばComposed of the kanji 千 meaning thousand and 葉 meaning leaf, flat, lobe, lobe, needle, blade, spear, counter for flat things, fragment, piece so Chiba means “thousands of leaves” and is also the name of a prefecture in the Kanto region.
Kubo久保くぼComposed of the kanji 久 meaning long time, old history and 保 meaning to protect, guarantee, maintain, keep, preserve, sustain, support so Kubo means “preserve history” or “keep the old history”.
Matsui松井まついComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine tree and 井 meaning well, well cradle, city, community so Matsui means “good pine tree” or “pine tree well”.
Kojima小島こじまComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, tiny and 島 meaning island so Kojima means “small island”, and was used for those who came from the smaller islands of the Japanese archipelago.
Iwasaki岩崎いわさきComposed of the kanji 岩 meaning rock, cliff and 崎 meaning promontory, cape, peninsula, cape, cape, spit so Iwasaki means “stone cape” or “stone peninsula”.
Sakurai桜井/ 櫻井さくらいComposed by the kanji 桜 meaning cherry or cherry tree and 井 meaning well, well cradle, city, town, village, community so it has 2 possible translations depending on the context Sakurai means, one of them is “good cherry blossoms” or “town of cherry blossoms”.
Noguchi野口のぐちComposed of the kanji 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life and 口 meaning mouth so Noguchi means “entrance to the countryside”.
Matsuo松尾まつおComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine and 尾 meaning tail, end, fish counter, lower slope of the mountain so Matsuo means “pine tail” or “end of the pine”.
Nomura野村のむらComposed of the kanji 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life and 村 meaning town, city so Nomura means “country village” or “country town”.
Kinoshita木下きのしたComposed of the kanji 木 meaning tree, wood and下 meaning down, under, descend, descend, give, low, inferior so Kinoshita means “under the tree” and refers to a person who dwelt under a tree.
Kikuchi菊地きくちComposed of the kanji 菊 meaning chrysanthemum and 地 meaning earth so Kikuchi means “land of chrysanthemums” and refers to flowering plants. There is also a city called Kikuchi in Kumamoto prefecture.
Sano佐野さのComposed of the kanji 佐 meaning assistant, help and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Sano means “countryside assistant” or “countryside helper”.
Ōnishi大西おおにしComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 西 meaning west, Spain so Onishi means “big west”.
Sugimoto杉本すぎもとComposed of the kanji 杉 meaning cedar, cryptomeria and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, real, counter of long cylindrical things so Sugimoto means “origin of cedar” or “true cedar”.
Arai新井あらいComposed of the kanji 新 meaning new and 井 meaning well, well cradle, well, well, city, community so Arai means “new residence”.
Hamada浜田/ 濱田はまだComposed of the kanji 浜 meaning coast, beach, seashore and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Hamada means “rice field on the coast” or “rice field on the beach”.
Sugawara菅原すがわらComposed of the kanji 菅 meaning sedge and 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert so Sugawara means “original sedge” (sedge is the name received by various sedge-like plants). It can also be translated as “sedge field”.
Ichikawa市川いちかわComposed of the kanji 市 meaning market, city, town and 川 meaning stream, river and has 2 interpretations the kanji 市 so Ichikawa means “river town” and the other “river market”.
Furukawa古川ふるかわComposed of the kanji 古 meaning ancient and 川 meaning stream, river so Furukawa means “ancient river” or sometimes translated as “ancestral river.”
Mizuno水野みずのComposed of the kanji 水 meaning water and 野 meaning plains, field, rustic, civilian life so Mizuno means “water field” or “water in the plain.”
Komatsu小松こまつComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, dwarf and 松 meaning pine so Komatsu means “dwarf pine” or “small pine”.
Shimada島田しまだComposed of the kanji 島 meaning island and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Shimada means “rice field island”.
Koyama小山こやまComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, dwarf and 山 meaning mountain so Koyama means “small mountain”.
Takano高野たかのComposed of the kanji 高 meaning high, expensive and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Takano means “high field” or “high in the plain”.
Nishida西田にしだComposed of the kanji 西 meaning west, Spain and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Nishida means “Western rice field”.
Kikuchi菊池きくちComposed of the kanji 菊 meaning chrysanthemum and 池 meaning pond, cistern, pool, reservoir.
Yamauchi山内やまうちComposed of the kanji 山 meaning mountain and 内 meaning inside, inside, between, house, home so Yamauchi means “mountain house” or “inside the mountain”.
Nishikawa西川にしかわComposed of the kanji 西 meaning west, Spain and 川 meaning stream, river so Nishikawa means “west river”.
Igarashi五十嵐いがらしComposed of the kanji 五 meaning five and 十 meaning ten and嵐 meaning storm, tempest so Igarashi means “fifty storms”.
Kitamura北村きたむらComposed of the kanji 北 meaning north and 村 meaning town, city so Kitamura means “western town” or “western city”.
Yasuda安田やすだComposed of the kanji 安 meaning relax, cheap, low, quiet, restful, restful, contented, peaceful and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Yasuda means “quiet rice field” or “relaxing rice field”.
Nakata/Nakada中田なかた/なかだComposed of the kanji 中 meaning in, inside, middle, center and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Nakada means “inside the rice field”.
Kawaguchi川口かわぐちComposed of the kanji 川 meaning stream, river and 口 meaning mouth, entrance so Kawaguchi means “entrance to the river”.
Hirata平田ひらたComposed of the kanji 平 meaning even flat, peace, peaceful and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Hirata means “Pacific rice field”.
Kawasaki川崎かわさきComposed of the kanji 川 meaning stream, river and 崎 meaning promontory, cape, spit so Kawasaki means “promontory in the river”.
Iida飯田いいだComposed of the kanji 飯 meaning food, boiled rice and 田 meaning rice field, rice paddy so iida means “rice paddy food”.
Yoshikawa吉川よしかわComposed of the kanji 吉 meaning good luck, joy, congratulations and 川 meaning stream, river so Yoshikawa means “auspicious river” or “lucky river”.
Honda本田ほんだComposed of the kanji 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, real, counter of long cylindrical things and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Honda means “main rice field”.
Kubota久保田くぼたComposed of the kanji 久 meaning long time, ancient history and 保 meaning protect, guarantee, maintain, keep, preserve, sustain, support and 田 meaning rice field, rice paddy so Kubota means “preserve the history of the rice field.”
Sawada沢田/澤田さわだComposed of the kanji 沢 meaning swamp, brightness, grace and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Sawada means “rice field in the swamp.”
TsujiつじComposed of the kanji 辻 meaning crossroads, crossroads, street corners, (kokuji), so Tsuji means “crossroads”.
Seki関/關せきComposed of the kanji 関 meaning connection, barrier, gateway, involve, concern so Seki means “barrier.”
Yoshimura吉村よしむらComposed of the kanji 吉 meaning good luck, joy, congratulations and 村 meaning town, city so Yoshimura means “lucky town”.
Watanabe渡部わたなべComposed of the kanji 渡 meaning transit, ford, ferry, cross, cross, import, delivery, diameter, migration. and 部 meaning section, office, department, department, class, copy, part, zone, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine so Watanabe means “through some zone”.
Iwata岩田いわたComposed of the kanji 岩 meaning rock, cliff and 田 meaning rice field, rice paddy so Iwata means “rice field on the cliff”.
Nakanishi中西なかにしComposed of the kanji 中 meaning in, inside, middle, center and 西 meaning west, Spain so Nakanishi means “in the center of the west”.
Hattori服部はっとりComposed of the kanji 服 meaning clothing, admit, obey, obey, unload and 部 meaning section, office, department, area, zone, class, copy, part, portion, counter for copies of a newspaper or magazine so Hattori means “clothing guild” or sometimes even some Japanese translate it as “clothing confection.”
Higuchi樋口ひぐちComposed of the kanji 樋 meaning water pipe, gutter, downspout, conduit and 口 meaning mouth, entrance so Higuchi means “pipe entrance” or “entrance to the conduit.”
Fukushima福島ふくしまComposed of the kanji 福 meaning blessing, fortune, luck, wealth and 島 meaning island so Fukushima means “island blessing” or ” island of fortune” and there is also a place in Japan called Fukushima.
Kawakami川上かわかみComposed of the kanji 川 meaning stream, river and上 meaning up, above so Kawakami means “upstream”.
Nagai永井ながいComposed of the kanji 永 meaning eternity, long and 井 meaning well, well cradle, well, well, city, community so Nagai means “well of eternity”.
Matsuoka松岡まつおかComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine and 岡 meaning mountain, hill, knot so Matsuoka means “hill pine” or “mountain of pines.”
Taguchi田口たぐちComposed of the kanji 田 meaning rice field, paddy field and 口 meaning mouth, entrance so Taguchi means “entrance to the rice field”.
Yamanaka山中やまなかComposed of the kanji 山 meaning mountain and 中 meaning in, inside, middle, center so Yamanaka means “in the center of the mountain” or “central mountain”.
Morimoto森本もりもとComposed of the kanji 森 meaning forest, woodland and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, real, counter of long cylindrical things so Morimoto means “main forest” or “origin of the forest”.
Tsuchiya土屋つちやComposed of the kanji 土 meaning earth, mud, Turkey and 屋 meaning roof, house, store, store, dealer, seller so Tsuchiya means “earthen house” or “mud house”.
Yano矢野やのComposed of the kanji 矢 meaning dart, arrow and 野 meaning plains, field, rustic, civilian life so Yano means “field arrow” or country life”.
Hirose広瀬/廣瀬ひろせComposed of the kanji 広 meaning wide, thick, spacious and 瀬 meaning rapids, current, torrent, shallow water, shoals so Hirose means “wide current” or sometimes “large water current”.
Ozawa小沢/小澤おざわComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, dwarf and 沢 meaning swamp, brilliance, grace so Ozawa means “small swamp”.
Akiyama秋山あきやまComposed of the kanji 秋 meaning autumn and 山 meaning mountain so Akiyama means “autumn mountain” or “autumn mountain”.
Ishihara石原いしはらComposed of the kanji 石 meaning stone and 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert so Ishihara means “original stone” or “cobblestone field”.
Matsushita松下まつしたComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine and 下 meaning down, below, descend, descend, give, low, lower, inferior so Matsushita means “pine from below” or “lower pine.”
Baba馬場ばばComposed of the kanji 馬 meaning horse and 場 meaning location, place so baba means “place where horses dwell” or “stable” itself.
Ōhashi大橋おおはしComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 橋 meaning bridge so Ohashi means “big bridge” or “big bridge”.
Yoshioka吉岡よしおかComposed of the kanji 吉 meaning good luck, joy, congratulations and 岡 meaning mountain, hill, knot so Yoshioka means “lucky mountain” or “lucky hill.”
Koike小池こいけComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, dwarf and 池 meaning pond, cistern, pool, reservoir so Koike means “small reservoir” or “small pond”.
Asano浅野/淺野あさのComposed of the kanji 浅 meaning shallow, frivolous, miserable, shameful and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Asano means “field of shame”.
Araki荒木あらきComposed of the kanji 荒 meaning waste, rough, coarse, wild and 木 meaning tree, wood so Araki means “wild tree ” or “rough tree”.
Ōkubo大久保おおくぼComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 久 meaning long time, ancient history and 保 meaning protect, guarantee, maintain, keep, preserve, sustain, support so Okubo means “preserve the great history” among other meanings.
Noda野田のだComposed of the kanji 野 meaning plains, field, rustic, civilian life and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Noda means “paddy field” or “rice field plains”.
Kumagai熊谷くまがいComposed of the kanji 熊 meaning bear and 谷 meaning valley so Kumagai means “bear valley”.
Tanabe田辺/田邊たなべComposed of the kanji 田 meaning rice field, paddy field and 辺 meaning surroundings, boundary, boundary, border, neighborhood “rice field border” or “rice field surroundings”.
Kawamura川村かわむらComposed of the kanji 川 meaning stream, river and 村 meaning town, city so Kawamura “river town”.
Hoshino星野ほしのComposed of the kanji 星 meaning star, spot, spot, mark, mark and 野 meaning plains, countryside, rustic, civilian life so Hoshino means “star in the countryside”.
Kuroda黒田くろだComposed of the kanji 黒 meaning black and 田 meaning rice field, rice paddy so Kuroda means “black rice field” or “dark rice paddy.”
HoriほりComposed by the kanji 堀 meaning ditch, ditch, channel so Hori means the same as its kanji.
Ozaki尾崎おざきComposed of the kanji 尾 meaning tail, end, fish counter, lower slope of the mountain and 崎 meaning promontory, cape, spit so Ozaki means “end of the promontory”.
Mochizuki望月もちづきComposed of the kanji 望 meaning ambition, full moon, hope, wish, desire, aspire, hope and 月 meaning month, moon so Moshizuki means “full moon month” or “moon wish” and sometimes translated as “moon hope”.
Nagata永田ながたComposed of the kanji 永 meaning eternity, long and 田 meaning rice field, paddy so Nagata means “eternal paddy” or “long rice field”.
Ōtani大谷おおたにComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 谷 meaning valley so Otani means “big valley”.
Naitō内藤ないとうComposed of the kanji 内 meaning interior, inside, between, house, home and 藤 meaning wisteria so Naito means “interior fuji”.
Matsumura松村まつむらComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine tree and 村 meaning town, city so Matsumura means “pine tree town” or “town pine”.
Nishiyama西山にしやまComposed of the kanji 西 meaning west, Spain and 山 meaning mountain so Nishiyama means “western mountain”.
Hirai平井ひらいComposed of the kanji 平 meaning pair, flat, peace and 井 meaning well, well cradle, well, well, city, community so Hirai means “well of peace”.
Ōshima大島おおしまComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 島 meaning island so Oshima means “big island”.
Iwamoto岩本いわもとComposed of the kanji 岩 meaning rock, cliff and 本 meaning book, present, main, origin, true, real, real, counter of long cylindrical things so Iwamoto means “main rock” or “origin of the cliff”.
Katayama片山かたやまComposed of the kanji 片 meaning radical one-sided kata, leaf, right side and 山 meaning mountain so Katayama means “right mountain”.
Hayakawa早川はやかわComposed of the kanji 早 meaning early, fast and 川 meaning stream, river so Hayakawa means “fast river”.
Yokota横田よこたComposed of the kanji 横 meaning lateral, side, side, horizontal, wide, unreasonable, wicked and 田 meaning rice field, paddy so Yokota means “lateral rice field” or “wide paddy”.
Okazaki岡崎おかざきComposed of the kanji 岡 meaning hill, hill, knot and 崎 meaning promontory, cape, spit so Okazaki means “hill promontory”.
Arai荒井あらいComposed of the kanji 荒 meaning ravaged, rough, coarse, wild and 井 meaning well, well cradle, well, well, town, community so Arai means “ravaged well”.
Ōishi大石おおいしComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 石 meaning stone so Oishi means “big stone”.
Kamata鎌田かまたComposed of the kanji 鎌 meaning sickle, scythe, trick and 田 meaning rice field, rice field so Kamata means “the sickle of the rice field”, it symbolizes the hard work of its people in the rice field.
Narita成田なりたComposed of the kanji 成 meaning to become, to become, to obtain, to grow, to elapse, to attain and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Narita means “rice field formation”.
Miyata宮田みやたComposed of the kanji 宮 meaning Shinto shrine, constellations, palace, princess and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Miyata means “rice field in the palace”.
Oda小田おだComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, dwarf and 田 meaning rice field, paddy field so Oda means “small paddy field”.
Ishibashi石橋いしばしComposed of the kanji 石 meaning stone and 橋 meaning bridge so Ishibashi means “stone bridge”.
Shinohara篠原しのはらComposed of the kanji 篠 meaning bamboo grass and 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert so Shinobara means “bamboo grass in the field.”
Sutō/Sudō須藤すとう/すどうComposed of the kanji 須 meaning must, by all means, necessarily and 藤 meaning glycine so sudo meaning “necessary fuji” refers to the fujiwara clan workers who were necessary.
Takayama高山たかやまComposed of the kanji 高 meaning high, expensive and 山 meaning mountain so Takayama means “high mountain”.
Ōsawa大沢/ 大澤おおさわComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 沢 meaning swamp, brightness, grace so Osawa means “big swamp”.
Konishi小西こにしComposed of the kanji 小 meaning small, dwarf and 西 meaning west, Spain so Konishi means “little west”.
MinamiみなみComposed of the kanji 南 which is south, so Minami means “south”.
Kurihara栗原くりはらComposed of the kanji 栗 meaning chestnut and 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert so Kurihara means “chestnut field”.
Matsubara松原まつばらComposed of the kanji 松 meaning pine and 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, prairie, tundra, desert so Matsubara means “pine meadow.”
Miyake三宅みやけComposed of the kanji 三 meaning three and 宅 meaning home, house, residence, residence, our home, my husband so Miyake means “third house”.
Fukui福井ふくいComposed of the kanji 福 meaning blessing, fortune, luck, wealth and 井 meaning well, well cradle, well, well, city, community so Fukui means “well of wealth”.
Ōmori大森おおもりComposed of the kanji 大 meaning big, huge and 森 meaning forest, forest so Omori means “big forest”.
Okumura奥村おくむらComposed of the kanji 奥 meaning heart, inner and 村 meaning town, city so Okumura means “town of the heart” or “inner town”.
OkaおかComposed of the kanji 岡 meaning mountain, hill, knot so Oka means “mountain” or “hill”.
Uchiyama内山うちやまComposed of the kanji 内 meaning inside, between, house, home and 山 meaning mountain so Uchiyama means “inner mountain”.
Kataoka片岡かたおかComposed of the kanji 片 meaning radical one-sided kata, leaf, right side and 岡 meaning mount, hill, knot so Kataoke means “leaf mount”.
Yamagawa山川やまがわComposed of the kanji 山 meaning mountain and Gawa comes from 川, meaning river so Yamagawa would be “mountain river”.
Japanese surnames

Although the kanji that make up a surname usually have a meaning, they are usually not translated.

Japanese surnames for women and Japanese surnames for men

You should know that both Japanese surnames for women and Japanese surnames for men are the same, as they are related to their family and are not discriminated by gender nowadays.

Japanese surnames with meaning | Japanese surnames

In the Meiji revolution it became mandatory to choose and register a surname, that is why below you have the list of the 200 most common Japanese surnames in order of popularity in Japan, that is the most used, as well as Garcia in much of Latin America and Spain is the most popular and used, here we will show you the most common and popular Japanese surnames.

In some of them we will even tell you which kanji they come from, so that you know why the Japanese surnames mean that.

After the table, we show you in detail the Japanese surnames, meaning, estimated population that carries it, other readings of the surnames and the 5 cities or towns that have that Japanese surname in them.

How many surnames do Japanese people have?

In Japan, according to tradition, it is normal to have only one surname. This surname will be the family name, not like some of us who get the surname depending on which part of the family has us, Japanese surnames are kept throughout the generations.

When Japanese people get married, they usually adopt the husband’s surname, losing their own in the eyes of the law, this is not obligatory, and the husband can adopt the wife’s surname.

When they introduce themselves formally, the first thing you will hear is a surname followed by the first name, because as a general rule this is how they introduce themselves, and this does not only happen in Japan, their neighbors China and Korea also do it, followed by other Asian countries such as Vietnam and Thailand among others.

But when referring to them, do not call them by their first name, but by their last name (e.g. Takashi San). After the name you can use titles like -san (さん san), like “sir” or “madam”, or -sensei (先生 sensei), like “doctor” or “teacher”, among many others.

Japanese surnames by letters and alphabet + de 1000

Here are the Japanese surnames by alphabet, letter by letter, if you see any missing, please let us know. Thank you.

Short Japanese surnames

If you want to know what are the short Japanese surnames take a look in alphabetical order and you will find more than 150 short Japanese surnames.

Japanese surnames with A | Japanese surnames beginning with A

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with A:

Japanese surnames with A
Abe
Abukara
Aburakoji
Aburami
Adachi
Agawa
Ageda
Aida
Aihara
Aikawa
Aino
Aisaki
Aizawa
Ajibana
Akabori
Akaboshi
Akagi
Akai
Akaike
Akamatsu
Akamine
Akana
Akao
Akashi
Akatsuka
Akechi
Akeda
Akera
Aki
Akimoto
Akino
Akita
Akiyama
Japanese surnames with A
Japanese surnames with A
Akutagawa
Amagawa
Amaki
Amakusa
Amano
Amari
Amaya
Amori
Anami
Ando
Anenokoji
Anno
Anzai
Aoi
Aoki
Aonuma
Aoyama
Arai
Arakaki
Arakawa
Araki
Arakida
Aramaki
Arata
Arato
Araya
Ariga
Arihyoshi
Arii
Arima
Arioka
Arishima
Arita
Japanese surnames with A
Japanese surnames with A
Ariwa
Ariwara
Ariyoshi
Asa
Asada
Asagiri
Asahara
Asahi
Asahina
Asai
Asakawa
Asaki
Asakura
Asamiya
Asano
Asanuma
Asaoka
Asari
Asato
Ashia
Ashida
Ashikaga
Askikaga
Aso
Asuhara
Asuka
Asukai
Atshushi
Ayabito
Ayugai
Ayukawa
Azuma
Azumano
Japanese surnames with A
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Japanese surnames with A

Japanese surnames with B | Japanese surnames beginning with B

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with B:

Japanese surnames with B
Baba
Bai
Baisotei
Ban
Bandai
Bando
Beppu
Bessho
Bunya
Bushida
Japanese surnames with B
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Japanese surnames with B

Japanese surnames with C | Japanese surnames beginning with C

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with C:

Japanese surnames with C
Chano
Chiba
Chihara
Chikafuji
Chikamatsu
Chikamoto
Chikanatsu
Chikasue
Chinen
Chino
Chishu
Choshi
Chosokabe
Japanese surnames with C
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Japanese surnames with C

Japanese surnames with D | Japanese surnames beginning with D

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with D:

Japanese surnames with D
Dai
Daibuku
Daichi
Daicho
Daido
Daidoji
Daigo
Daigoho
Daigoku
Daiho
Daijo
Daiku
Dainichi
Japanese surnames with D
Japanese surnames with D
Daishi
Daitoku
Daitokuji
Daiwa
Daiyo
Dan
Date
Dazai
Degawa
Deguchi
Den
Deon
Deshi
Japanese surnames with D
Japanese surnames with D
Deshima
Deshimaru
Deura
Deushi
Dewa
Deyama
Dezaki
Doi
Doiuchi
Dokite
Domen
Domon
Japanese surnames with D
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Japanese surnames with D

Japanese surnames with E | Japanese surnames beginning with E

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with E:

Japanese surnames with E
Ebina
Ebisawa
Eda
Edagawa
Edogawa
Egami
Eguchi
Japanese surnames with E
Japanese surnames with E
Eki
Ekiguchi
Eku
Endo
Endoso
Eniwa
Enoki
Japanese surnames with E
Japanese surnames with E
Enomoto
Enoshima
Erizawa
Eto
Etsuko
Ezakiya
Ezura
Japanese surnames with E
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Japanese surnames with E

Japanese surnames with F | Japanese surnames starting with F

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with F:

Japanese surnames with F
Fuchida
Fuchizaki
Fuchizawa
Fugunaga
Fuji
Fujibayashi
Fujihara
Fujii
Fujikage
Fujikawa
Fujimaki
Fujimori
Fujimoto
Fujimura
Fujinaka
Fujino
Fujioka
Fujisaki
Fujisawa
Japanese surnames with F
Japanese surnames with F
Fujishima
Fujita
Fujitani
Fujiwara
Fujiyama
Fukao
Fukayama
Fukuda
Fukuhara
Fukui
Fukumitsu
Fukumoto
Fukunaga
Fukunaka
Fukuoka
Fukusaku
Fukushima
Fukuyama
Japanese surnames with F
Japanese surnames with F
Fukuzawa
Fumi
Fumihiko
Fumimoto
Funabashi
Funai
Funaki
Funakoshi
Furukawa
Furusawa
Furuta
Furutani
Furuya
Fuschida
Fuse
Futabatei
Futamata
Fuwa
Japanese surnames with F
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Japanese surnames with F

Japanese surnames with G | Japanese surnames beginning with G

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with G:

Japanese surnames with G
Gakusha
Ganbe
Gato
Genda
Genji
Gensai
Gima
Go
Gobu
Goda
Godai
Godo
Gojo
Gorumba
Goto
Goya
Guionu
Gushiken
Japanese surnames with G
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Japanese surnames with G

Japanese surnames with H | Japanese surnames beginning with H

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with H:

Japanese surnames with H
Hachirobei
Hachisuka
Hada
Haga
Hagino
Hagiwara
Hakuta
Hama
Hamacho
Hamada
Hamaguchi
Hamamoto
Hamanaka
Hamasaki
Han
Hana
Hanabusa
Hanaori
Hanari
Hanawa
Handa
Haneda
Hano
Japanese surnames with H
Japanese surnames with H
Hara
Harada
Haramatsu
Haruguchi
Haruno
Hase
Hasegawa
Hasekura
Hasemi
Haseyama
Hashiguchi
Hashimoto
Hasimoto
Hata
Hatakeda
Hatakeyama
Hatanaka
Hatano
Hatayama
Hatoyama
Hatta
Hattori
Hayagawa
Japanese surnames with H
Japanese surnames with H
Hayakawa
Hayama
Hayami
Hayasaka
Hayashi
Hayashida
Hayata
Hayuata
Hazuki
Heike
Hibino
Hida
Hidaka
Hideaki
Hideki
Hideyoshi
Higa
Higashi
Higashikuni
Higashiyama
Higo
Higoshi
Japanese surnames with H
Apellidos japoneses con H
Higuchi
Hiiragi
Hijikata
Hikari
Hike
Hikono
Hino
Hira
Hirabayashi
Hiraga
Hirai
Hiraki
Hirano
Hiranuma
Hiraoka
Hirase
Hirasi
Hirata
Hiratasuka
Hirayama
Hiro
Hirohata
Japanese surnames with H
Apellidos japoneses con H
Hironaka
Hirose
Hirota
Hiroyuki
Hisamatsu
Hishida
Hishikawa
Hitomi
Hitotsugi
Hiyama
Hiyoshi
Hoga
Hohki
Hojo
Hokama
Hokusai
Honami
Honda
Honma
Hora
Hori
Horie
Japanese surnames with H
Apellidos japoneses con H
Horigome
Horigoshi
Horiguchi
Horii
Horikawa
Horimoto
Horio
Horiuchi
Horri
Hoshi
Hoshide
Hoshino
Hoshiyama
Hosoi
Hosokawa
Hosokaya
Hosonuma
Hotate
Hotta
Hyata
Hyobanshi
Hyuga
Japanese surnames with H
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Japanese surnames with H

Japanese surnames with I | Japanese surnames beginning with I

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with I:

Japanese surnames with I
Ibi
Ibu
Ibuka
Ichigawa
Ichihara
Ichijo
Ichikawa
Ichimonji
Ichimura
Ichiro
Ichisada
Ichiyusai
Ida
Idane
Ide
Iemochi
Ienari
Iesada
Ieyasu
Ieyoshi
Ifukube
Iga
Igarashi
Igawa
Ige
Iguchi
Japanese surnames with I
Japanese surnames with I
Iha
Ihara
Ii
Iida
Iijima
Iino
Iinuma
Iitaka
Ijichi
Ijiri
Ike
Ikeda
Ikegami
Ikehara
Ikemizu
Ikenami
Ikina
Ikoma
Imada
Imagawa
Imai
Imaidegawa
Imaizumi
Imakake
Japanese surnames with I
Japanese surnames with I
Imamura
Imoo
Ina
Inaba
Inada
Inamura
Inao
Ine
Inihara
Ino
Inogashira
Inoguchi
Inokuma
Inoue
Inouye
Inukai
Ioki
Ippitsusai
Irie
Iriye
Isa
Isayama
Ise
Iseki
Iseri
Iseya
Japanese surnames with I
Apellidos japoneses con I
Ishibashi
Ishida
Ishiguro
Ishihara
Ishii
Ishikawa
Ishiki
Ishimaru
Ishimori
Ishimoto
Ishimura
Ishinomori
Ishiyama
Ishizaki
Iso
Isobe
Isoda
Isono
Isozaki
Isshiki
Itada
Itagaki
Itami
Ito
Japanese surnames with I
Apellidos japoneses con I
Itoh
Iwahara
Iwahashi
Iwai
Iwaki
Iwakura
Iwamoto
Iwasa
Iwasaki
Iwasawa
Iwase
Iwata
Izumi
Japanese surnames with I
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Japanese surnames with I

Japanese surnames with J | Japanese surnames beginning with J

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with J:

Japanese surnames with J
Jakushi
Jihara
Jikihara
Jimbo
Jimyoin
Jin
Jinbo
Jingu
Jinguji
Jinmei
Jinnai
Jinnaka
Jinnouchi
Jippensha
Jo
Jodai
Jogo
Jojima
Joko
Jonouchi
Joshuya
Joshuyo
Jouchi
Jouda
Ju
Juba
Japanese surnames with J
Apellidos japoneses con J
Juge
Juji
Jukodo
Jumonji
Junpei
Japanese surnames with J
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Japanese surnames with J

Japanese surnames with K | Japanese surnames that begin with K

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with K:

Japanese surnames with K
Kaba
Kada
Kadokawa
Kaga
Kagabu
Kagawa
Kagura
Kahae
Kahaya
Kai
Kaiba
Kaibara
Kaima
Kaito
Kajahara
Kajitani
Kajiura
Kajiwara
Kajiyama
Kajuji
Kakei
Kakinomoto
Kaku
Kakutama
Kamachi
Kamata
Japanese surnames with K
Japanese surnames with K
Kamei
Kamida
Kamimura
Kaminaga
Kamio
Kamioka
Kamisaka
Kamiya
Kamiyama
Kamo
Kamon
Kan
Kanada
Kanagaki
Kanai
Kanan
Kanashiro
Kanayama
Kanda
Kaneda
Kanegai
Kanegawa
Kaneko
Kanemoto
Kanesaka
Japanese surnames with K
Japanese surnames with K
Kaneshige
Kaneshiro
Kaneyama
Kanno
Kano
Kanzaki
Kaoin
Karamorita
Karasuma
Karube
Karubo
Kasahara
Kasai
Kasamatsu
Kasaya
Kase
Kashima
Kashino
Kashiwada
Kashiwagi
Kasuga
Kasuse
Kataoka
Katayama
Katayanagi
Kate
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Kato
Katoaka
Katono
Katori
Katsu
Katsukawa
Katsumata
Katsura
Katsushika
Kawabata
Kawachi
Kawagichi
Kawagishi
Kawaguchi
Kawahama
Kawahara
Kawai
Kawaii
Kawakami
Kawamata
Kawamori
Kawamoto
Kawamura
Kawana
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Kawanishi
Kawano
Kawasaki
Kawasawa
Kawashi
Kawashima
Kawasie
Kawata
Kawatake
Kawate
Kawayama
Kawazu
Kaya
Kayano
Kaza
Kazama
Kazuyoshi
Kenkyusha
Kenmotsu
Kentaro
Ki
Kibe
Kichida
Kida
Kido
Kihara
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Kijimuta
Kijmuta
Kikkawa
Kikuchi
Kikugawa
Kikui
Kikutake
Kimio
Kimiyama
Kimizuka
Kimoto
Kimura
Kinashita
Kinomoto
Kinoshita
Kinugasa
Kira
Kirishima
Kishi
Kishida
Kishii
Kishimoto
Kishino
Kiski
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Kita
Kitabatake
Kitagawa
Kitahara
Kitamura
Kitani
Kitano
Kitao
Kitaoka
Kitoaji
Kiyabu
Kiyomizu
Ko
Kobashigawa
Kobayakawa
Kobayashi
Kobe
Kobi
Koda
Kodama
Kodo
Koga
Kogara
Kogo
Koguchi
Koide
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Koike
Koiso
Koiwai
Koizumi
Kojima
Kokaji
Kokan
Kokawa
Kokubunji
Komagata
Komatsu
Komatsuzaki
Komine
Komiya
Komoda
Komon
Komori
Komura
Komuro
Kon
Konae
Konami
Konda
Kondo
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Konishi
Konjo
Konno
Kono
Konoe
Konya
Koruba
Kosaka
Koshiba
Koshin
Koshino
Kotara
Kotoku
Kotono
Kouda
Kouki
Kouno
Kouzuki
Koyama
Koyanagi
Kozu
Kuba
Kubo
Kubota
Kudara
Kudo
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Kuga
Kujo
Kuki
Kumagae
Kumagai
Kumaki
Kumakubo
Kumasaka
Kume
Kumiko
Kumon
Kunda
Kunikida
Kunimitsu
Kunisada
Kunishige
Kuno
Kunomasu
Kuramochi
Kuramoto
Kurata
Kuraya
Kure
Kuribayashi
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Kuga
Kujo
Kuki
Kumagae
Kumagai
Kumaki
Kumakubo
Kumasaka
Kume
Kumiko
Kumon
Kunda
Kunikida
Kunimitsu
Kunisada
Kunishige
Kuno
Kunomasu
Kuramochi
Kuramoto
Kurata
Kuraya
Kure
Kuribayashi
Japanese surnames with K
Apellidos japoneses con K
Kurihara
Kurita
Kurkawa
Kurmochi
Kuroda
Kurofuji
Kurogane
Kurohiko
Kuroi
Kurokawa
Kuroki
Kurono
Kurosaki
Kurosawa
Kurusu
Kusanagi
Kusatsu
Kuse
Kusonoki
Kusuhara
Kusumoto
Kusunoki
Kuwabara
Kuwahara
Kwakami
Kyubei
Japanese surnames with K
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Japanese surnames with K

Japanese surnames with L | Japanese surnames beginning with L

There are no Japanese surnames with L, since it does not exist in their syllabary.

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Japanese surnames with L

Japanese surnames with M | Japanese surnames beginning with M

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with M:

Japanese surnames with M
Maaka
Machi
Machida
Mae
Maebara
Maeda
Maehata
Maekawa
Maeno
Maita
Maki
Makiguchi
Makino
Makioka
Makuda
Mamiya
Manmitsu
Mano
Marubeni
Marugo
Marusa
Maruya
Maruyama
Masachika
Masaki
Masamoto
Japanese surnames with M
Japanese surnames with M
Masanobu
Masaoka
Mase
Mashita
Masoni
Masuda
Masudu
Masuko
Masuno
Masuzoe
Matano
Matokai
Matoke
Matsubara
Matsuda
Matsudaira
Matsueda
Matsui
Matsukata
Matsuki
Matsumara
Matsumoto
Matsumura
Matsunaga
Japanese surnames with M
Japanese surnames with M
Matsuno
Matsuo
Matsuoka
Matsura
Matsurino
Matsusaka
Matsushige
Matsushima
Matsushina
Matsushita
Matsuura
Matsuya
Matsuyama
Matsuzaka
Matsuzaki
Matsuzawa
Mayeda
Mayuzumi
Mazakada
Mazaki
Mazawa
Mazuka
Michimoto
Mifune
Mihama
Mihara
Japanese surnames with M
Japanese surnames with M
Mihashi
Miho
Mikami
Miki
Mimasuya
Minabuchi
Minami
Minamoto
Minase
Minatoya
Mineto
Mino
Minobe
Misaki
Misato
Mishima
Mita
Mitsubishi
Mitsuharu
Mitsui
Mitsuki
Mitsukuri
Mitsuwa
Mitsuya
Japanese surnames with M
Japanese surnames with M
Mitzusaka
Miura
Miwa
Miya
Miyagawa
Miyagi
Miyahara
Miyahira
Miyajima
Miyake
Miyama
Miyamae
Miyamoto
Miyasaki
Miyasato
Miyasawa
Miyashiro
Miyashita
Miyata
Miyauchi
Miyazaki
Miyazawa
Miyoshi
Miyuki
Mizoguchi
Mizuguchi
Japanese surnames with M
Japanese surnames with M
Mizuhara
Mizuki
Mizumaki
Mizuno
Mizushima
Mizutani
Mochida
Mochizuki
Modegi
Momotami
Momotani
Monden
Monomonoi
Mori
Moriguchi
Morihara
Morikawa
Morimoto
Morinaga
Morinaka
Morine
Morino
Morioka
Morishige
Japanese surnames with M
Japanese surnames with M
Morishita
Morisue
Morita
Moriyama
Moroboshi
Morri
Moto
Motoori
Motoyoshi
Mukai
Munakata
Munkata
Mura
Muraguchi
Murai
Murakami
Muramaru
Muramoto
Muranaka
Murano
Muraoka
Murasaki
Murase
Murata
Murayama
Murkami
Japanese surnames with M
Apellidos japoneses con M
Muro
Muruyama
Mushanaokoji
Mushashibo
Muso
Muto
Mutsu
Japanese surnames with M
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Japanese surnames with M

Japanese surnames with N | Japanese surnames beginning with N

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with N:

Japanese surnames with N
Nagahama
Nagai
Nagamine
Nagano
Nagao
Nagasaki
Nagasawa
Nagase
Nagata
Nagato
Nagatsuka
Nagumo
Naito
Naka
Nakada
Nakadai
Nakadan
Nakae
Nakagawa
Nakahara
Nakai
Nakajima
Nakama
Nakamoto
Nakamura
Nakane
Japanese surnames with N
Japanese surnames with N
Nakanishi
Nakano
Nakanoi
Nakao
Nakaoka
Nakasato
Nakasawa
Nakashima
Nakasone
Nakata
Nakatani
Nakatomi
Nakatoni
Nakayama
Nakazawa
Namba
Namiki
Nanami
Nanba
Nanjo
Nara
Narahashi
Narato
Narita
Japanese surnames with N
Japanese surnames with N
Narusawa
Nataga
Natsume
Nawabe
Naya
Nekotani
Nekoya
Nemoto
Nezu
Nii
Niidome
Niijima
Niimi
Nijo
Nikaido
Nimoto
Ninomiya
Nishi
Nishibayashi
Nishida
Nishihara
Nishihori
Nishijima
Nishikawa
Nishimoto
Nishimura
Japanese surnames with N
Apellidos japoneses con N
Nishimuraya
Nishino
Nishio
Nishioka
Nishiwaki
Nishiyama
Nishizaki
Nishizawa
Nitta
Niwa
No
Nobunaga
Noda
Nogami
Nogi
Noguchi
Nogushi
Nohara
Nomiya
Nomura
Nonaka
Nonomura
Noro
Nosaka
Japanese surnames with N
Apellidos japoneses con N
Nose
Noya
Nozaki
Nozara
Nozawa
Numajiri
Numata
Japanese surnames with N
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Japanese surnames with N

Japanese surnames with O | Japanese surnames beginning with O

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with O:

Japanese surnames with O
Oba
Obara
Obata
Obi
Obinata
Obuchi
Ochi
Ochiai
Ochida
Oda
Odaka
Ode
Oe
Ogasawara
Ogata
Ogawa
Ogaya
Ogino
Ogiwara
Ogura
Oguri
Oguro
Ogyu
Oh
Ohara
Ohashi
Japanese surnames with O
Japanese surnames with O
Ohayashi
Ohba
Ohira
Ohishi
Ohka
Ohmae
Ohmiya
Ohta
Oichi
Oide
Oikawa
Oimikado
Oinuma
Oishi
Ojima
Oka
Okabayashi
Okabe
Okada
Okajima
Okakura
Okamoto
Okamura
Okanao
Japanese surnames with O
Japanese surnames with O
Okanaya
Okane
Okano
Okasawa
Okawa
Okayama
Okazaki
Okazawaya
Oki
Okimasa
Okimoto
Okimura
Okinaka
Okino
Okita
Okubo
Okuda
Okui
Okuma
Okumura
Okura
Okuyama
Omi
Omori
Omoto
Omura
Japanese surnames with O
Apellidos japoneses con O
Onaga
Onishi
Onizuka
Ono
Onoda
Onoe
Onogi
Onohara
Onouye
Ooka
Oono
Oota
Orido
Orio
Osada
Osagawa
Osaki
Osaragi
Ose
Oshii
Oshima
Oshin
Oshiro
Oshita
Japanese surnames with O
Apellidos japoneses con O
Osugi
Ota
Otaka
Otake
Otani
Otomo
Otsu
Otsuka
Ouchi
Ouye
Oyama
Oye
Ozaki
Ozawa
Ozikawa
Ozu
Japanese surnames with O
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Japanese surnames with O

Japanese surnames with P | Japanese surnames beginning with P

No Japanese Surnames with P

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No Japanese Surnames with P

Japanese surnames with Q | Japanese surnames beginning with Q

There are no Japanese surnames with Q, since it does not exist in their syllabary.

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Japanese surnames with Q

Japanese surnames with R | Japanese surnames beginning with R

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with R:

Japanese surnames with R
Raikatuji
Rakujochigusa
Reizei
Ri
Rin
Rokupyakuda
Royama
Ryusaki
Japanese surnames with R
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Japanese surnames with R

Japanese surnames with S | Japanese surnames beginning with S

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with S:

Japanese surnames with S
Sada
Sadow
Saegusa
Saeki
Saga
Sagara
Sagawa
Sage
Saigo
Saiki
Saioji
Saionji
Saito
Saitoh
Saitou
Saji
Sakagami
Sakaguchi
Sakai
Sakaki
Sakakibara
Sakamaki
Sakamoto
Sakanoue
Sakata
Sakei
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Sakiyurai
Sako
Sakoda
Sakubara
Sakuma
Sakuraba
Sakuragi
Sakurai
Sama
Sammiya
Samurakami
Sanada
Sanda
Sando
Sanjo
Sannai
Sano
Santo
Sanu
Sanuki
Sanzenin
Saotome
Saromi
Sarumara
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Sasada
Sasahara
Sasakawa
Sasaki
Sassa
Satake
Sato
Satobayashi
Satoh
Satonaka
Satoshige
Satow
Satoya
Sawa
Sawachika
Sawada
Sawaguchi
Sawai
Sawaki
Sawamatsu
Sawamura
Sawaya
Sayuki
Sazama
Segawa
Seino
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Seki
Sekigawa
Sekiguchi
Sekimoto
Sekine
Sekozawa
Sen
Senda
Senmatsu
Seno
Seo
Sera
Seriou
Serizawa
Seta
Seto
Shiba
Shibaguchi
Shibanuma
Shibasaki
Shibasawa
Shibata
Shibukji
Shibuya
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Shichirobei
Shida
Shidehara
Shiga
Shiganori
Shige
Shigeki
Shigemitsu
Shigenoi
Shigezawa
Shigi
Shiina
Shijo
Shikitei
Shikuk
Shima
Shimabukuro
Shimada
Shimakage
Shimamoto
Shimamura
Shimanouchi
Shimaoka
Shimatani
Shimazaki
Shimazu
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Shimedzu
Shimizu
Shimizudani
Shimoda
Shimodoi
Shimohira
Shimomura
Shimon
Shimoyama
Shimura
Shimuzu
Shinjo
Shinko
Shinohara
Shinozaki
Shinozuka
Shinsato
Shinseki
Shintani
Shintaro
Shiokawa
Shiomi
Shiomiya
Shionoya
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Shiotani
Shioya
Shirahata
Shirai
Shiraishi
Shirakawa
Shiraki
Shirane
Shirasu
Shiratori
Shirayama
Shiro
Shirokawa
Shiroma
Shiroyama
Shishido
Shiskikura
Shizuki
Shizuma
Sho
Shobo
Shoda
Shoji
Shunji
Shunsen
Shureno
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Siagyo
Soda
Soga
Sogabe
Sohda
Soho
Soma
Someya
Sone
Sonoda
Sonozaki
Soseki
Sotomura
Suda
Sudo
Suenami
Sugai
Sugase
Sugawara
Sugihara
Sugimoto
Sugimura
Sugisata
Sugita
Japanese surnames with S
Japanese surnames with S
Sugitani
Sugiura
Sugiyama
Sugo
Suko
Sumida
Sumitimo
Sunada
Suo
Suto
Suwa
Suzambo
Suzukawa
Suzuki
Japanese surnames with S
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Japanese surnames with S

Japanese surnames with T | Japanese surnames beginning with T

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with T:

Japanese surnames with T
Tabata
Tabuchi
Tachibana
Tachikawa
Tada
Tadeshi
Tagata
Tagawa
Taguchi
Tahara
Taira
Tajima
Taka
Takabe
Takada
Takaeda
Takagaki
Takagawa
Takagi
Takahama
Takahashi
Takai
Takaki
Takakura
Takamizawa
Takamoto
Japanese surnames with T
Japanese surnames with T
Takamura
Takanashi
Takanishi
Takano
Takaoka
Takara
Takarabe
Takashi
Takashima
Takashita
Takasu
Takasugi
Takata
Takatsuka
Takayama
Takecare
Takeda
Takei
Takekawa
Takemago
Takemitsu
Takemoto
Takemura
Takenaka
Japanese surnames with T
Japanese surnames with T
Takenouchi
Takeshita
Taketa
Taketo
Taketomo
Takeuchi
Takewaki
Takigawa
Takimoto
Takino
Takishida
Takishita
Takizawa
Taku
Takudo
Takudome
Tamaki
Tamanaha
Tamaribuchi
Tamashiro
Tamazaki
Tamiya
Tamura
Tamuro
Tanabe
Tanaka
Japanese surnames with T
Japanese surnames with T
Tange
Tani
Tanigawa
Taniguchi
Tanimoto
Tanizaki
Tanji
Tankoshitsu
Tano
Tanouye
Tansho
Tanuma
Tao
Tarumi
Tashiro
Tatenaka
Tatsuko
Tatsuno
Tatsuya
Tawaraya
Tayama
Tazaki
Tebi
Temko
Japanese surnames with T
Japanese surnames with T
Tendo
Tengan
Tenshin
Terada
Terajima
Terakado
Teramoto
Terao
Terasawa
Terashima
Terashita
Terauchi
Teruya
Teshigahara
Teshima
Tezuka
Tobe
Tochikura
Toda
Todo
Togo
Toguchi
Tojo
Tokaji
Tokuda
Tokudaiji
Japanese surnames with T
Japanese surnames with T
Tokudome
Tokugawa
Tokunaga
Tokuoka
Toma
Tomika
Tomimoto
Tominaga
Tominaka
Tomioka
Tomita
Tommii
Tomonaga
Tomooka
Tomori
Tone
Tono
Torii
Torisei
Toriyama
Toru
Toshima
Toshishai
Toshitala
Japanese surnames with T
Japanese surnames with T
Toshusai
Toyama
Toyoda
Toyoshima
Toyota
Toyotomi
Tsubasa
Tsubata
Tsubouchi
Tsucgimoto
Tsuchida
Tsuchie
Tsuchiya
Tsuda
Tsugawa
Tsuji
Tsujimoto
Tsujimura
Tsukada
Tsukade
Tsukahara
Tsukamoto
Tsukatani
Tsukawaki
Tsukehara
Tsukioka
Japanese surnames with T
Japanese surnames with T
Tsumemasa
Tsumoto
Tsumura
Tsunekawa
Tsunemoto
Tsuneyoshi
Tsunoda
Tsurimi
Tsuruga
Tsurumaki
Tsuruya
Tsushima
Tsushiro
Tsutaya
Tsutomu
Tsutsui
Tsutsuji
Tsutsumi
Japanese surnames with T
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Japanese surnames with T

Japanese surnames with U | Japanese surnames beginning with U

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with U:

Japanese surnames with U
Ubagai
Ubai
Ubaraki
Uboshita
Uchibori
Uchida
Uchigasaki
Uchiha
Uchihara
Uchino
Uchiyama
Uda
Udagawa
Ueda
Uehara
Uematsu
Uemura
Ueno
Uenuma
Ueo
Japanese surnames with U
Japanese surnames with U
Ueshiba
Ueshima
Uesugi
Uetake
Ugaki
Ui
Ukita
Ukiyo
Umari
Umeda
Umehara
Umeki
Umemiya
Umemori
Umemoto
Umeno
Umetsu
Umezuka
Uno
Uotani
Japanese surnames with U
Japanese surnames with U
Uoya
Ura
Urase
Urashima
Uraya
Urayama
Urogataya
Urushihara
Urushiyama
Usami
Ushiba
Usuda
Usui
Utagawa
Utsubo
Utsunomiya
Uyama
Uyeda
Uyehara
Uyemura
Uyeno
Uzuhara
Uzumaki
Japanese surnames with U
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Japanese surnames with U

Japanese surnames with V | Japanese surnames beginning with V

There are no Japanese surnames with V

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Japanese surnames with V

Japanese surnames with W | Japanese surnames beginning with W

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with W:

Japanese surnames with W
Wada
Wakabayashi
Wakahisa
Wakai
Wakamiya
Wakamoto
Wakatsuki
Wakayama
Waki
Washio
Watabe
Watai
Watamura
Watanabe
Watari
Watnabe
Watoga
Wauke
Japanese surnames with W
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Japanese surnames with W

Japanese surnames with X | Japanese surnames beginning with X

There are no Japanese surnames with X

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Japanese surnames with X

Japanese surnames with Y | Japanese surnames beginning with Y

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with Y:

Japanese surnames with Y
Yabuki
Yada
Yagami
Yagi
Yajima
Yakamoto
Yakuta
Yamabe
Yamada
Yamagata
Yamagishi
Yamagoe
Yamaguchi
Yamaguchiya
Yamaha
Yamahata
Yamakage
Yamakawa
Yamakazi
Yamamiya
Yamamoto
Yamamura
Yamana
Yamanaka
Yamane
Yamanouchi
Yamanoue
Yamaoka
Yamasaki
Yamashina
Yamashiro
Yamashita
Japanese surnames with Y
Japanese surnames with Y
Yamato
Yamauchi
Yamawaki
Yamazaki
Yamazawa
Yamhata
Yami
Yamura
Yanagawa
Yanagi
Yanagimoto
Yanagita
Yanagizawa
Yanase
Yano
Yasuda
Yasuhiro
Yasui
Yasujiro
Yasukawa
Yasunaga
Yasutake
Yatabe
Yazawa
Yoemon
Yofu
Yogi
Yokokawa
Yokomine
Yokomoto
Yokota
Yokoyama
Japanese surnames with Y
Japanese surnames with Y
Yomoda
Yona
Yonai
Yonamine
Yoneda
Yonemoto
Yonemura
Yosano
Yoshida
Yoshifumi
Yoshihara
Yoshii
Yoshikawa
Yoshimatsu
Yoshimoto
Yoshimura
Yoshinaga
Yoshino
Yoshinobu
Yoshioka
Yoshishige
Yoshitomi
Yoshizaki
Yoshizawa
Yotsuya
Yuasa
Yuhara
Yuki
Yukimoto
Yukimura
Yunokawa
Yutani
Japanese surnames with Y
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Japanese surnames with Y

Japanese surnames with Z | Japanese surnames beginning with Z

We share with you the list of Japanese surnames with Z:

Japanese surnames with Z
Zaan
Zen
Zenigata
Zeniya
Japanese surnames with Z
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Japanese surnames with Z

Rare and beautiful Japanese surnames

Many people believe that Japanese surnames are rare but beautiful, the truth is not that they are rare simply because they do not know their language, there is a tendency to say that they are rare, but nothing further from reality, so we encourage you to take a look at the Japanese surnames on the list with their meaning.

apellidos japoneses raros y bonitos
A Japanese surname

As some of you know there are Japanese surnames related to nature such as Ishikawa, kawamori, Kawa…etc. I invite you to take a look at the list we have with more than 200 names with their meanings, including of course Japanese surnames related to nature. We hope you liked them.

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Japanese surnames related to nature
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