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The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. [ 3 ] This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company , [ 3 ] which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities.
Therefore, to those familiar with Japanese names, which name is the surname and which is the given name is usually apparent, no matter in which order the names are presented. It is thus unlikely that the two names will be confused, for example, when writing in English while using the family name-given name naming order.
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SN=Surname, Family name or Clan name; GN=Given name or Penname SN-GN without exception: pro: simple; consistent with Japanese name order; consistent with academic books and articles (this is the method the Encyclopedia Britannica uses, except that for people who are primarily known by a single name, such as Basho or Shiki, where they use a single name).
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,428 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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Japanese-language surnames of Chinese origin (1 P) Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,999 total.
Shibata (written: 柴田 lit. "brushwood, ricefield") is the 63rd most common Japanese surname. [1] Less common variants are 芝田 and 新発田. Notable people with the surname include: Ai Shibata (柴田 亜衣, born 1982), Japanese swimmer; Akane Shibata (柴田 あかね, born 1988), Japanese field hockey player