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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.
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 2,986 total.
Lists of East Asian surnames include common Chinese, Japanese, and Korean surnames, or family names. List of common Chinese surnames; List of common Japanese surnames;
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Japanese-language surnames (1 C, 2,988 P) Pages in category "Japanese names" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total.
Kagaku Murakami (村上華岳, 1888–1939), Japanese painter and illustrator; Takashi Murakami (born 1963), Japanese painter, sculptor and merchandise artist; John Murdoch (born 1971), American painter and art teacher; Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617–1682), Spanish painter; Dr. Atl (1875–1964), Mexican painter and writer
Some surnames written with four or five kanji exist, such as Kadenokōji (勘解由小路), but these are rare. [9] One large category of family names can be categorized as -tō names. The kanji 藤, meaning wisteria, has the on'yomi tō (or, with rendaku, dō). Many Japanese people have surnames that include this kanji as the second character.
They are often identical with surnames from mainland Japan, although their kanji and pronunciation can differ. Pages in category "Okinawan surnames" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total.