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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.
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Watanabe. Watanabe (渡辺 and other variants [note 1]) is a Japanese surname derived from the noble and samurai Watanabe clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, descending from the Emperor Saga (786-842), the 52nd Emperor of Japan, and refers to a location called 'Watanabe no tsu' which was settled by the Watanabe clan, who took the name of the ...
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 2,989 total.
The name Mitsurugi consists of two elements: mi, whose meaning differs based on the kanji used to write it (for example 美 meaning "beautiful", 三 meaning "three", or 御 meaning "heavenly"), and tsurugi, a kind of sword (which might be written 剣, or with variants like 劔 or 剱). [1]
As a surname, Minami is most frequently written as 南, meaning "south". Minami (南) is shared by 100,000+ individuals in Japan. The remaining variants are used by less than 2,000 individuals each and are generally used by related families. [2] 南 海, "the south sea" (This surname may also be a given name).
Kyoto, Japan. Minamoto (源, みなもと、ミナモト) is an ancient and noble Japanese family name [1] that is mostly known for its history as a powerful clan during the Heian period. The name itself is not common today as most of the descendant families have taken other surnames, usually from their places of residence.
Nakayama (written: 中山 lit. "Central Mountain") is a Japanese surname. The Nakayama are descended from 12th century aristocrat Nakayama Tadachika, most notably as the mother of the Emperor Meiji, Nakayama Yoshiko. Only a handful of Nakayama today have direct ties to this branch and entitled to use the kakitsubata bishi mon.