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7. Yamamoto. This means "one who lives at the foot of the mountains." 8. Nakamura. Means "person from middle village." 9. Kobayashi. Means "small forest."
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.
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,998 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Japanese peasants had surnames in the Edo period; however, they could not use them in public. [7] Most surnames are written with two kanji characters, but some common surnames are written with one or three kanji. [8] Some surnames written with four or five kanji exist, such as Kadenokōji (勘解由小路), but these are rare. [9]
Lists of East Asian surnames include common Chinese, Japanese, and Korean surnames, or family names. ... This page was last edited on 1 May 2024, at 05:54 (UTC).
National symbols of Japan are the symbols that are used in Japan to represent what is unique about the nation, reflecting different aspects of its cultural life and history. [ 1 ] Symbols of Japan
Saitō, Saito, Saitou or Saitoh (written: 斉藤 or 斎藤) are the 10th and 11th most common Japanese surnames respectively. [1] Less common variants are 齋藤, 齊藤, 才藤 and 齎藤. Notable people with the surname include:
As of 2008, it is the second most common surname in Japan, after Satō, with 1.9 million people registered. [1] It is said to have been named by the Hozumi clan (穂積氏) in the Heian period (794-1185), after suzuki, which means "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures (also known as Kumano ). [ 2 ]