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Most Common Japanese Names and Surnames
These are the names that appear most often across Japan, by the number of kanji spellings each reading has. Sato, Suzuki and Takahashi lead the surnames, and short names such as Yuki and Haruka are very common for given names.
Common first names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ayumi girl | ๆญฉ็พ | ใใใฟ | walk + beauty |
| Yurina girl | ็พๅๅฅ | ใใใช | hundred + fit + Nara |
| Yuki unisex | ็ตๅ | ใใใ | tie + castle |
| Akie girl | ๆๆต | ใใใ | bright + favor |
| Ayaka girl | ๅฝฉ้ฆ | ใใใ | coloring + incense |
| Yuka girl | ๅช้ฆ | ใใใ | tenderness + incense |
| Hiromi girl | ่ฃ็พ | ใฒใใฟ | abundant + beauty |
| Yoshio boy | ่ฏ้ | ใใใ | good + masculine |
| Akari girl | ็ฏ | ใใใ | lamp |
| Haruka girl | ้ฅ | ใฏใใ | far off |
| Sayaka girl | ๆธ ้ฆ | ใใใ | pure + incense |
| Akina girl | ๆ่ | ใใใช | bright + vegetable |
| Erika girl | ็ตตๆขจ่ฑ | ใใใ | picture + pear tree + flower |
| Aki unisex | ็ง | ใใ | autumn |
| Yoshimi girl | ๅ่ฆ | ใใใฟ | good luck + see |
| Yoshie girl | ่ฏๆ | ใใใ | good + bough |
| Yukiko girl | ็ฑ็ดๅญ | ใใใ | wherefore + chronicle + child |
| Akiko girl | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | bright + child |
| Takashi boy | ้ | ใใใ | hump |
| Miki girl | ็พๆจน | ใฟใ | beauty + timber |
| Miyuki girl | ็พ้ช | ใฟใใ | beauty + snow |
| Mika girl | ็พ้ฆ | ใฟใ | beauty + incense |
| Koji boy | ๆตฉไบ | ใใใ | wide expanse + two |
| Yoshihiro boy | ็พฉๅผ | ใใใฒใ | righteousness + vast |
| Akimi girl | ๆ็พ | ใใใฟ | bright + beauty |
| Yoshinori boy | ็พฉๅ | ใใใฎใ | righteousness + rule |
| Hiroshi boy | ๅ | ใฒใใ | Dr. |
| Misaki girl | ็พๅฒ | ใฟใใ | beauty + blossom |
| Kaori girl | ้ฆ็น | ใใใ | incense + weave |
| Satomi girl | ้็พ | ใใจใฟ | ri + beauty |
| Yukari girl | ็ฑๆ | ใใใ | wherefore + fruit |
| Masami girl | ้ ็พ | ใพใใฟ | gracious + beauty |
| Yoshiko girl | ๆๅญ | ใใใ | time + child |
| Yukie girl | ็ฑ็ดๆต | ใใใ | wherefore + chronicle + favor |
| Yuko girl | ็จๅญ | ใใใ | utilize + child |
| Tomomi girl | ๅคงๆตท | ใจใใฟ | large + sea |
| Miyu girl | ไธ็ต | ใฟใ | three + tie |
| Hitomi girl | ไธไธ | ใฒใจใฟ | one + three |
| Yoshiaki boy | ็พฉๆ | ใใใใ | righteousness + bright |
| Yumi girl | ็ตๅฎ | ใใใฟ | tie + reality |
Common last names
| Name | Kanji | Reading | Literal meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yuki | ็ตๅ | ใใใ | tie + castle |
| Kono | ๆฒณ้ | ใใใฎ | river + plains |
| Maki | ็ง | ใพใ | breed |
| Koda | ๅนธ็ฐ | ใใใ | happiness + rice field |
| Nagoya | ๅๅคๅฑ | ใชใใ | name + old + roof |
| Ito | ไผ่ค | ใใจใ | Italy + wisteria |
| Goto | ๅพ่ค | ใใจใ | behind + wisteria |
| Kanno | ่ ้ | ใใใฎ | sedge + plains |
| Kano | ๅ ็ด | ใใฎ | add + settlement |
| Suzuki | ้ดๆจ | ใใใ | small bell + tree |
| Kido | ๆจๆธ | ใใฉ | tree + door |
| Kochi | ๆฒณๅ | ใใใใก | river + inside |
| Komoto | ๅฐๆฌ | ใใใจ | little + book |
| Shindo | ้ฒ่ค | ใใใฉใ | advance + wisteria |
| Kato | ๅ ่ค | ใใจใ | add + wisteria |
| Saito | ๆ่ค | ใใใจใ | purification + wisteria |
| Kida | ๆจ็ฐ | ใใ | tree + rice field |
| Asami | ๆต ่ฆ | ใใใฟ | shallow + see |
| Tono | ้ ้ | ใจใใฎ | distant + plains |
| Toshima | ่ฑๅณถ | ใจใใพ | bountiful + island |
| Kojima | ๅฐๅณถ | ใใใพ | little + island |
| Kosaka | ๅฐๅ | ใใใ | little + slope |
| Kozaki | ๅฐๅด | ใใใ | little + promontory |
| Ogata | ็ทๆน | ใใใ | thong + direction |
| Sakai | ้ ไบ | ใใใ | sake + well |
| Toda | ๆธ็ฐ | ใจใ | door + rice field |
| Minami | ๅ | ใฟใชใฟ | south |
| Ono | ๅฐ้ | ใใฎ | little + plains |
| Koga | ๅค่ณ | ใใ | old + congratulations |
| Oya | ๅคง็ข | ใใใ | large + dart |
| Shino | ็ฏ | ใใฎ | bamboo grass |
| Takuma | ็ข็ฃจ | ใใใพ | polish + grind |
| Yoshimoto | ๅๆฌ | ใใใใจ | good luck + book |
| Koyama | ๅฐๅฑฑ | ใใใพ | little + mountain |
| Sato | ไฝ่ค | ใใจใ | assistant + wisteria |
| Kimoto | ๆจๆฌ | ใใใจ | tree + book |
| Kondo | ่ฟ่ค | ใใใฉ | near + wisteria |
| Kotani | ๅฐ่ฐท | ใใใซ | little + valley |
| Miyoshi | ไธๅฅฝ | ใฟใใ | three + fond |
| Ogi | ่ป | ใใ | reed |
Questions
What is the most common Japanese surname?
Sato is generally cited as the most common, followed by Suzuki, Takahashi, Tanaka and Watanabe.
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