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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]
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Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov , or 'Johns', 'Peters', and ' Isidores ', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.
The ability for Japanese families to track their lineage over successive generations plays a far more important role than simply having the same name as another family, as many commoners did not use a family name prior to the Meiji Restoration, and many simply adopted (名字, myōji) the name of the lord of their village, or the name of their ...
Name (Birth–Death) Took Office Left Office Days Gen. Coun. 63 Yoshihide Suga 菅 義偉 Suga Yoshihide (1948–) Rep for Kanagawa 2nd: 16 September 2020 4 October 2021 383 LDP Jimintō: 99. Suga LDP–Komeitō — — He became Prime Minister of Japan after his selection as Leader of the LDP. He served before as the Chief Cabinet Secretary ...
The following is a list of Samurai and their wives. They are listed alphabetically by name. Some have used multiple names, and are listed by their final name. Note that this list is not complete or comprehensive; the total number of persons who belonged to the samurai-class of Japanese society, during the time that such a social category existed, would be in the millions.
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,999 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
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