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Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [2]
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.
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 2,998 total.
Even by the standards of Japanese names, there is an unusual degree of variation in the second kanji used to write Watanabe, with at least 51 recorded variants including the common 渡部, 渡邉 and 渡邊. [8] According to the 'Japanese Family Names and Family Crests', the surname Watanabe is a toponymic surname (and never an occupational ...
Maki (まき, マキ) is a very common feminine Japanese given name which can also be used as a surname.. Maki can be written using different kanji characters and can mean (the list is not exhaustive):
Narumi can be written using different kanji characters and can mean: . 鳴海, "the roaring of the sea" as a given name. 成美, "achieve, beauty" 成実, "achieve, truth" as a surname
First/given/forename, middle, and last/family/surname with John Fitzgerald Kennedy as example. This shows a structure typical for Anglophonic cultures (and some others). Other cultures use other structures for full names. A surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family.
Okinawan last name Hanko seals in Tsurumi Okinawa Street. Okinawan names (Okinawan: 名 / なー, nā) today have only two components, the family names (surnames or last names) first and the given names last. Okinawan family names represent the distinct historical and cultural background of the islands which now comprise Okinawa Prefecture in ...