Japanese Surnames

Japanese Surnames Western customs have been widely adopted in Japanese dealings abroad and these include the traditional order in which names are written. In Japan the surname should come first, despite the regular use of the Western style. Most surnames consist of two kanji characters. Abe

Abukara

Adachi

Aida

Aihara

Aizawa

Ajibana

Akaike

Akamats Akatsuka u

Akechi

Akera

Akimoto

Akita

Akiyam a

Akutagaw Amagaw Amaya a a

Amori

Anami

Ando

Anzai

Aoki

Arai

Arakawa

Araki

Arakida

Arato

Arihyos hi

Arishima

Arita

Ariwa

Ariwara

Asahara

Asahi

Asai

Asano

Asanuma

Asari

Ashia

Ashida

Ashikag a

Asuhara

Atshushi

Ayabito

Ayugai

Baba

Baisotei

Bando

Bunya

Chiba

Chikamat su

Chikanat Chino su

Chishu

Choshi

Daishi

Dan

Date

Dazai

Deguchi

Deushi

Doi

Ebina

Ebisawa

Eda

Egami

Eguchi

Ekiguch i

Endo

Endoso

Enoki

Enomoto

Erizawa

Eto

Etsuko

Ezakiya

Fuchida

Fugunag a

Fujikage

Fujimak i

Fujimoto

Fujioka

Fujishim a

Fujita

Fujiwara

Fukao

Fukayama Fukuda

Fukumit su

Fukunak a

Fukuoka

Fukusak u

Fukushim a

Fukuya ma

Fukuzaw a

Fumihik o

Funabash i

Funaki

Funakoshi

Furusaw a

Fuschida

Fuse

Futabatei

Fuwa

Gakusha

Genda

Genji

Gensai

Godo

Goto

Gushiken

Hachiro bei

Haga

Hamacho

Hamada

Hamagu chi

Hamamo Hanabusa Hanari to

Handa

Hara

Harada

Haruguc hi

Hasekur a

Hashimot o

Hasimot o

Hataked a

Hatakeya Hatayam ma a

Hatoya ma

Hattori

Hayaka wa

Hayami

Hayashi

Hayashid a

Hayata

Hayuata

Hida

Hideaki

Hideki

Hideyosh i

Higashi kuni

Higashiya Higo ma

Higoshi

Higuchi

Hike

Hino

Hira

Hiraga

Hiraki

Hirano

Hiranuma Hiraoka

Hirase

Hirasi

Hirata

Hiratasu ka

Hirayama Hiro

Hirose

Hirota

Hiroyuki

Hagino

Hagiwara

Hasegaw a

Hama

Hisamats Hishida u

Hishika wa

Hitomi

Hiyama

Hohki

Hojo

Honami

Honda

Hori

Horigom e

Horigosh Horiuchi i

Horri

Hoshino

Hosoka wa

Hosokay a

Hotate

Hotta

Hyata

Hyobansh Ibi i

Ibuka

Ichigawa

Ichihara

Ichikawa

Ichimonj Ichiro i

Ichisada

Ichiyusai

Idane

Iemochi

Ienari

Iesada

Ieyasu

Ieyoshi

Igarashi

Ihara

Ii

Iida

Iijima

Iitaka

Ijichi

Ijiri

Ikeda

Ikina

Ikoma

Imada

Imagaw a

Imai

Imaizum Imamura i

Imoo

Ina

Inaba

Inao

Inihara

Ino

Inoguchi

Inokuma

Inoue

Inouye

Inukai

Ippitsusa i

Irie

Iriye

Isayama

Ise

Iseki

Iseya

Hokusai

Ibu

Ishibashi

Ishida

Ishiguro

Ishihara

Ishikawa Ishimaru

Ishimura

Ishinomo ri

Ishiyam a

Isobe

Isoda

Isozaki

Itagaki

Itami

Ito

Itoh

Iwahara

Iwahashi

Iwakura

Iwasa

Iwasaki

Izumi

Jimbo

Jippensh a

Jo

Joshuya

Joshuyo

Jukodo

Jumonji

Kada

Kagabu

Kagawa

Kahae

Kahaya

Kaibara

Kaima

Kajahara

Kajitani

Kajiwar a

Kajiyama

Kakino moto

Kakutam a

Kamachi

Kamata

Kamina ga

Kamio

Kamiok a

Kamisak a

Kamo

Kamon

Kan

Kanada

Kanagak Kanega i wa

Kaneko

Kanesaka

Kano

Karamorit Karube a

Karubo

Kasahara Kasai

Kasamat Kasaya su

Kase

Kashiwa gi

Kasuse

Kataoka

Kataya ma

Katayana gi

Kate

Kato

Katoaka

Katsu

Katsuka wa

Katsumat a

Katsura

Katsushi ka

Kawabat a

Kawachi

Kawagic Kawagish hi i

Kawagu chi

Kawai

Kawaii

Kawaka mi

Kawama Kawamur ta a

Kawasa ki

Kawasa wa

Kawashi ma

Kawasie

Kawatak Kawate e

Kawaya ma

Kawazu

Kaza

Kazuyosh Kenkyus Kenmotsu Kentaro i ha

Kido

Kihara

Ki

Kijimuta Kijmuta

Kikkawa Kikuchi

Kikugaw Kikui a

Kikutak e

Kimio

Kimiya ma

Kimura

Kinashit a

Kinugas a

Kira

Kishi

Kiski

Kinoshita

Kita

Kitabatak e

Kitagaw a

Kitoaji

Ko

Kogara

Kitano

Kitao

Kobayas Kobi hi

Kodama

Koga

Kogo

Koguchi Koiso

Koizumi

Kojima

Kokan

Komagat a

Komats u

Komatsuz aki

Komine

Komiya

Komon

Komura

Kon

Konae

Konda

Kondo

Konishi

Kono

Konoe

Koruba

Koshin

Kotara

Kotoku

Koyama

Koyana gi

Kozu

Kubo

Kubota

Kudara

Kudo

Kuga

Kumagae

Kumasa ka

Kunda

Kunikida Kunisada

Kuno

Kunomas u

Kuramo chi

Kuramot o

Kurata

Kurkawa

Kurmoc hi

Kuroda

Kurofuji

Kurogan e

Kurohik o

Kuroki

Kurosa wa

Kurusu

Kusatsu

Kusonok i

Kusuhar a

Kusunoki

Kuwaba ra

Kwakami

Kyubei

Maeda

Maehata

Maeno

Maita

Makiguch Makino i

Makioka

Makuda

Marubeni

Marugo

Marusa

Maruya

Maruya ma

Masanob Masaoka u

Mashita

Masoni

Masudu

Masuko

Masuno

Matano

Matokai

Matoke

Matsuda

Matsukat Matsuki a

Matsum ara

Matsumot Matsum o ura

Matsuo

Matsuok a

Matsura

Matsush ina

Matsushit a

Matsuya

Matsuza wa

Mayuzu mi

Mazaki

Mazawa

Mazuka

Mifune

Mihashi

Miki

Mimasuy

Minabuc Minami

Minamo

Minatoy

Masuzoe

Kitamura

a

hi

Minobe

Mishima

Mitsubis Mitsuharu Mitsui hi

Mitsukur i

Mitsuwa

Mitsuya

Mitzusa ka

Miura

Miwa

Miyagi

Miyahar a

Miyajima

Miyake

Miyamae

Miyamo to

Miyazak i

Mizoguc Mizumaki Mizuno hi

Mizutani Moriguc hi

Miyazaw Miyoshi a

to

Modegi

Momota mi

Momota ni

Morimot o

Morinaga

Morioka Morishita

Morri

Moto

Motoori

Motoyosh i

Munakat Munkata a

Muraguc hi

Murakam i

Muraok a

Murasaki

Murase

Muruya ma

Mushanao Mushash Muso koji ibo Nagano

Murkami Muro Mutsu

Nagaham a

Nagai

Nagata

Nagatsuk a

Nakadan

Nakae

Nakamur Nakane a Nakasato

Nakasaw a

Monomon Mori oi

a

Morisue

Morita

Murata

Nagasa wa

Nagase

Nagumo Naito

Nakada

Nakadai

Nakaga wa

Nakahara

Nakajim a

Nakamot o

Nakanis hi

Nakano

Nakanoi

Nakao

Nakason Nakata e

Nakaton i

Nakaya ma

Nakazaw Namiki a

Nanami

Narahashi Narato

Narita

Nataga

Natsume

Nawabe

Nemoto

Niijima

Nijo

Ninomiy a

Nishi

Nishihar Nishikaw a a

Nishimo to

Nishimu ra

Nishiwa ki

Nobuna ga

Noda

Nishimur Nishio aya

Nitta

Nogi

Noguchi

Nogushi

Nomura

Nonomu ra

Nosaka

Nose

Nozaki

Nozara

Numajiri Numata

Obata

Obinata

Obuchi

Ochiai

Ochida

Odaka

Ogata

Ogiwara

Ogura

Ogyu

Ohba

Ohira

Ohishi

Ohka

Ohmae

Ohmiya

Oichi

Oinuma

Oishi

Okabe

Okada

Okakura

Okamot o

Okamura

Okanao

Okanaya

Okano

Okasawa

Okawa

Okazaki

Noro

Okazawa Okimasa ya

Okimoto Okita

Okubo

Okuda

Okui

Okuma

Okuma

Okumura

Okura

Omori

Omura

Onishi

Ono

Onoda

Onoe

Onohara

Ooka

Osagawa

Osaragi

Oshima

Oshin

Ota

Otaka

Otake

Otani

Otomo

Otsu

Otsuka

Ouchi

Oyama

Ozaki

Ozawa

Ozu

Raikatuji

Royama

Ryusaki

Sada

Saeki

Saga

Saigo

Saiki

Saionji

Saito

Saitoh

Saji

Sakagam i

Sakai

Sakakibar Sakamot Sakanoue a o

Sakata

Sakiyura i

Sakoda

Sakubara

Sakurab a

Sakurai

Sammiy a

Sanda

Sanjo

Sano

Santo

Saromi

Sarumar a

Sasada

Sasakaw a

Sasaki

Sassa

Satake

Sato

Satoh

Satoya

Sawamat su

Sawamu ra

Sayuki

Segawa

Sekigaw a

Sekine

Sekozaw a

Sen

Senmatsu

Seo

Serizawa

Shiba

Shibaguc hi

Shibanu ma

Shibasaki

Shibasa wa

Shibata

Shibukji

Shichirob ei

Shidehar Shiga a

Shigeki

Shigemits Shigi u

Shikitei

Shikuk

Shimada

Shimakag Shimam e ura

Shimanou chi

Shimaok Shimaza a ki

Shimazu

Shimedzu Shimizu

Shimohira Shimon

Shimura

Shimuzu

Shinko

Shinoza ki

Shinozuk a

Shintaro

Shiokaw a

Shiomi

Shiomiya

Shionoy a

Shiotani

Shioya

Shirahat a

Shirai

Shiraishi

Shirane

Shirasu

Shiratori

Shiroka wa

Shiroya ma

Shiskikur a

Shizuma Shobo

Shoda

Shunji

Shunsen

Siagyo

Soga

Sohda

Soho

Soma

Someya

Sone

Sonoda

Soseki

Sotomur a

Suenami

Sugai

Sugase

Sugawar Sugihara a

Sugimur a

Sugisata

Sugita

Sugitani

Sugiyam Sumitimo a

Sunada

Suzambo

Suzuki

Tabuchi

Tadeshi

Taguchi

Taira

Taka

Takabe

Takagak Takagawa Takagi i

Takaham a

Takahas hi

Takaki

Takamu ra

Tagawa

Shiganor Shige i Shima

Takano

Takaoka

Takara

Takarabe Takashi

Takashit Takasu a

Takasug i

Takayam a

Takecare

Takeda

Takei

Takekawa

Takema go

Takemits u

Takemur a

Takenouc Takeshit Taketomo hi a

Takeuch i

Takewak i

Takimot o

Takishida

Taku

Takudo

Takishit a

Takizawa

Takudo me

Tamazaki Tamura

Tamuro

Tanaka

Tange

Tani

Taniguch i

Tanizaki

Tankoshit su

Tansho

Tanuma

Tarumi

Tatenaka

Tatsuko

Tatsuno

Tatsuya

Tawaray a

Tayama

Temko

Tenshin

Terada

Terajima

Terakad o

Terauchi

Teshigah ara

Teshima Tochikura Togo

Tojo

Tokaji

Tokuda

Tokudo me

Tokuoka

Tomika

Tomimot o

Tomioka

Tommii

Tomona ga

Tomori

Tono

Torii

Torisei

Toru

Toshish ai

Toshitala

Toshusai Toyama

Toyoda

Toyoshi ma

Toyota

Toyotomi

Tsubouc hi

Tsucgim oto

Tsuchie

Tsuda

Tsuji

Tsujimoto

Tsujimu ra

Tsukada

Tsukade

Tsukahar a

Tsukam oto

Tsukatani

Tsukawa Tsukehar ki a

Tsukioka

Tsumema Tsumura Tsunoda sa

Tsurimi

Tsuruya

Tsushima

Tsuruga

Tsutaya

Tsutomu

Uboshita Uchida

Uchiyam Ueda a

Uehara

Uemura

Ueshima Uesugi

Uetake

Ugaki

Ui

Ukiyo

Umari

Umeki

Uno

Uoya

Urogataya Usami

Utagawa

Wakai

Wakatsu Watabe ki

Watanab Watari e

Watnabe

Watoga

Yakuta

Yamabe

Yamada

Yamagat a

Yamagu chi

Yamaguc hiya

Yamaha

Yamahata

Yamaka ge

Yamaka wa

Umehara Ushiba

Yamakaz Yamamot Yamam i o ura

Yamana

Yamana ka

Yamano uchi

Yamano ue

Yamaoka

Yamashi Yamato ta

Yamawa Yamaza ki ki

Yamhata

Yamura

Yanaga wa

Yanagi

Yanagi moto

Yanagita

Yano

Yasuda

Yasuhir o

Yasui

Yasujiro

Yasukaw a

Yokoka wa

Yokoyam a

Yonai

Yosano

Yoshida

Yoshifum Yoshiha i ra

Yoshikaw a

Yoshima Yoshino tsu bu

Yoshiok a

Yoshitom Yoshiza i ki

Yoshizaw a

Yuasa

Yasutake Yoemon

Yuhara

Yunoka wa

Common Surname Elements Aka red

ao blue

asa shallow

fuka deep

hashi/bashi bridge

hata/bata cropfield

hayashi/bayashi wood

higashi east

Ike pond

ishi stone

ita board

iwa rock

kawa river

ki tree

kita north

kiyo pure

kuro black

mae front

matsu pinewood

minami south

mizu water

mori forest

moto near

mura village

naka in

nishi west

no plain

numa marsh

oka hill

saka slope

saki/zaki cape/edge

sawa/zawa stream

shima/jima island

shita/shimo lower

sugi cedar

ta/da ricefield

take bamboo

tani valley

tsuka below

uchi in

ue/kami upper

yama mountain

yoko side

yone rice

Noble Families Gosetsuke (top five) Konoe

Takashi

Kujo

Ichijo

Gojo

Aburako ji

Anenok oji

Asukai

Daigo

Hirohat a

Imaidega wa

Inokuma

Jimyoin

Kajuji

Kaoin

Karasu ma

Kawashi

Konjo

Kuga

Masachi ka

Matsuki

Minase

Nakayam a

Nanba

Nomiya

Oimikad Rakujochig o usa

Reizei

Saioji

Sanjo

Shigeno i

Shijo

Shimizudan Tokuda i iji

Washio

Yamashi na Bushi or samurai families Asai

Askikag a

Chosoka be

Date

Fukushi ma

Genji

Hachisuk a

Hattori

Heike

Hojo

Honda

Hosoka wa

Ishida

Kaga

Kato

Kuki

Kuroda

Maeda

Matsudai ra

Miyamot Mori o

Muraka mi

Oda

Okamoto

Okubo

Ooka

Saito

Shibata

Shimazu

Suwa

Takeda

Takigaw a

Tanuma

Tokuga wa

Ukita

Watanab e