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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 2,982 total.
Language (s) Japanese. Meaning. "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures. Region of origin. Japan. Look up Suzuki in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Suzuki (written: 鈴木 lit. "bell wood", "bell tree" or "bud tree") is a Japanese surname.
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Satō (Japanese: 佐藤, pronounced, English: / ˈ s ɑː t oʊ / SAH-toh) is the most common Japanese surname, often romanized as Sato, Satou or Satoh. A less common variant for a pen name is 佐島 .
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.
Watanabe ( 渡辺 and other variants [note 1]) is a Japanese surname derived from the noble and samurai Watanabe clan, a branch of the Minamoto clan, descending from the Emperor Saga (786-842), the 52nd Emperor of Japan, and refers to a location called 'Watanabe no tsu' which was settled by the Watanabe clan, who took the name of the place.
The term surname or family name can translate into three different Japanese words, myōji (苗字), uji (氏), and sei (姓), which historically had different meanings. Sei ( 姓 ) was originally the patrilineal surname which was granted by the emperor as a title of male rank.