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Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [2]
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,988 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov , or 'Johns', 'Peters', and ' Isidores ', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.
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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.
One Japanese boy name — Kai — has been in the top 100 baby boy names for the last five years, according to the Social Security Administration. It has steadily been climbing up the list for the ...
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.
Sakai clan (酒井氏) – cadet branch of Nitta clan, by the Tokugawa clan descended from Seiwa Genji. Sakuma clan (佐久間氏) – cadet branch of Miura clan who descended from Kanmu Heishi. Sanada clan (真田氏) – descended from Seiwa Genji (disputed); famous for Sanada Nobushige who is more commonly known as Sanada Yukimura.