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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.
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,985 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Surnames were largely introduced to Thai culture only by the 1913 Surname Act. [15] The law does not allow one to create any surname that is duplicated with any existing surnames. [ 16 ] Under Thai law, only one family can create any given surname: any two people of the same surname must be related, and it is very rare for two people to share ...
Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no Shimei, Nihonjin no Seimei, Nihonjin no Namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules.
They are listed alphabetically by their family names. Some changed their names and they are listed by their final names. 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.
Ono/Ōno. Allen K. Ono (1933-2016), U.S. Army officer, first lieutenant general of Japanese-American descent, born in Hawaii. Ono no Azumabito (d. 757), Japanese court official during the Nara period, governor of Bizen province. Ōno no Azumabito (d. 742), official, during the same period, who held the Imperial position of Chinjufu-shōgun.
Lists of East Asian surnames. 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.
Ohara is the Romanized Japanese form of two Japanese surnames, Ohara (小原 or 尾原) and Ōhara (大原, also Oohara). Notable people with either surname include: Chiaki Ohara, pianist. Joji Ohara, cinematographer. Ken Ohara, photographer.