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Means "middle river." Related: Surnames From Around the World, Near and Tsar—Here's a List of 100 Russian Last Names! 45. Nakajima. Means "middle island." 46. Nishikawa. Means "western river ...
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 3,010 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;
The term compounds two Japanese words: iki (生き, meaning 'life; alive') and kai (甲斐, meaning 'effect'),which , when combined and sequentially voiced as gai, result in the meaning 'a reason for living [being alive]; a meaning for [to] life; what [something that] makes life worth living; a 'raison d'être'.
Katō, Kato, Katou or Katoh (加藤, characters for "add/increase" and "wisteria") is the 10th most common Japanese surname. [1] Notable people with the surname
Harada (written: 原田) is the 52nd most common Japanese surname. [1] Notable personalities with this surname include: Atsushi Harada (原田 篤, born 1978), Japanese actor; Daisuke Harada (原田 大輔, born 1986), Japanese professional wrestler; Harada Daiun Sogaku (原田 大雲祖岳, 1871–1961), Japanese Zen Buddhist monk
Endō, Endo, Endou or Endoh (written: 遠藤, literally 'far-off wisteria' and short for 'Fujiwara in Enshu') is the 38th most common Japanese surname. [1] Notable people with the surname include: Ado Endoh ( 遠藤 あど , born 1973) , Japanese actress