Japanese Submitted Surnames

Arata 荒田, 新田 Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, sparse, wild" or 新 (ara) meaning "new, natural" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Arata 畭, あらた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畭 (see Hari).

Aratai Japanese
"Wild well".

Aratake Japanese

Aratani 荒谷 Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Araya 荒谷 Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Are 荒, あれ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Arehira 荒平, あれひら Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒平 (see Arahira).

Arichi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and chi means "ground, soil".

Ariga 有賀, あるが Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".

Arihara 有原 Japanese

Arikiyo Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and kiyo means "pure, clean".

Arimori Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mori means "forest".... [more]

Arimura Japanese
Ari means "exist" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Arino Japanese
Ari means "exist" and no means "plain, field, wilderness".

Arioka 有岡 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Arisaka Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and saka means "hill, slope".

Arisawa 有沢, 有澤 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Arise Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and se means "ripple".

Arisu Japanese

Arisugawa Japanese
Notable bearers are members of the Arisugawa clan, such as Princess Arisugawa no Miya Oriko and her father Prince Arisugawa no Miya Orihito.

Arisukawa Japanese

Arita 有田 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Aritomi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".

Ariyama Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and yama means "mountain".

Ariyoshi 有吉 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Ariza 有座 Japanese
From 有 (ari) meaning "exist, possess, maintain, furthermore" and 座 (za) meaning "seat, sitting, platform, rank, constellation, counting words, guild, name, institution".

Arizawa Japanese
Variant of Arisawa.

Aru 畔蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Asa Japanese
Variously written, sometimes with characters used phonetically. It can mean ‘morning’, but the most likely meaning is ‘hemp’, making it a topographic or occupational name. Both forms are found mostly in Amami, one of the Ryūkyū Islands.

Asaarashi 朝嵐, あさあらし Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" and 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm; tempest".

Asabara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asabu 麻布, あさぶ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麻布 (see Azabu 1 or Azabu 2).

Asabushi 朝武士, あさぶし Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 朝武士 (see Asamushi).

Asada 浅田, 麻田 Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp, flax" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Asagami Japanese
Variant of Asakami.

Asahara 朝原, 浅原, 麻原 Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asai) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Asahina 朝比奈, 朝日奈 Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 比 (hi) meaning "comparison, match, equal" or 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day", and 奈 (na), a phonetic character.

Asai Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "shallow well".

Asai 浅井, あさい Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Asaidori 浅井取, あさいどり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅井取 (asaidori), assigned letters to Iwami dialect アサイドリ (asaidori) meaning "elaeagnus".

Asaka 淺香, 浅香, 浅加, 浅賀, 淺加 Japanese
From the Japanese 淺 or 浅 (asa) "superficial" and 香 (ka) "odour," "smell,"　加 (ka) "increase," "step-up" or 賀 (ka) "congratulation."

Asakawa 浅川, 朝河 Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river".

Asaki 杏咲, 亜咲 Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (anzu, a) meaning "apricot" or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".

Asakura 朝倉, 浅倉, 麻倉 Japanese
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning", 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow", or 麻 (asa) meaning "hemp" and 倉 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse".

Asama Japanese

Asamen 浅面, 淺面, あさめん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅面 (Asamen), a clipping of 浅面門 (Asamemmon) meaning "Asamen Gate", a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Asamizu 朝水, 浅水 Japanese
made with kanji 朝(asa) meaning "morning" or 浅(asa) meaning "shallow" with 水(mizu) neaning "water".

Asamura 浅村 Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Asamushi 浅虫, 朝武士, あさむし Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 浅虫 (Asamushi) meaning "Asamushi", an area in the city of Aomori in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.... [more]

Asao Japanese
Asa can mean "morning", "shallow" or "hemp" and o means "tail".

Asaoka Japanese

Asaoka 浅岡, あさおか Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Asaomo 浅面, 淺面, あさおも Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 浅面 or 淺面 (see Asamen).

Asari 浅利, あさり Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 利 (ri) meaning "benefit, advantage".

Asata Japanese

Asato Japanese (Rare)
There are several readings for the name but 2 are Asa:"Morning",and To:"Door,Asa:"Safe" and To:"Village". There are multiple places in the Ryukyu's (where the name originates and mostly stays) that have that name;that could've been the influence... [more]

Asawara Japanese
Variant of Asahara.

Asazu Japanese

Ashida 芦田, 蘆田 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 芦 (ashi, "reed") and 田 (ta, "field").

Ashido 芦戸 Japanese
From Japanese 芦 (ashi) meaning "reed" and 戸 (do) meaning "door"

Ashihara Japanese

Ashikaga Japanese
Ashikaga is a surname that originated with samurai families. Kaga means "Flower Bud,Reed" and Ashi means "Place",but it is most commonly, ( if not always ) written with characters meaning ,"foot" and "advantage".

Ashina Japanese

Ashita Japanese
Variant of Ashida.

Ashitanihara 芦谷原, あしたにはら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芦谷原 (Ashitanihara), a variant reading of 芦谷原 (Ashitaniharu) meaning "Ashitaniharu", a division in the division of Shukukubota in the area of Makizono in the city of Kirishima in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan or it being a name of a group of several households in the same location, for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Ashitomi 安次富, 蘆富, あしとみ Japanese

Ashiya Japanese

Ashiyahara 芦谷原, あしやはら Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 芦谷原 (see Ashitanihara).

Aso 阿蘇 Japanese
From Japanese 阿蘇 (Aso) meaning "Aso", a former district in the former Japanese province of Higo in parts of present-day Kumamoto, Japan.... [more]

Asō 麻生 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 麻 (asa, "hemp plant") and 生 (fu, "place where vegetation grows"), thus "place where hemp plants grow". A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎; b. 1940).

Asō 阿蘇 Japanese
Variant reading of Aso.

Asobe Japanese

Asoi Japanese

Asui 蛙吹 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛙 (a) meaning "frog" and 吹 (sui) meaning "puff"

Asukai Japanese

Atachi 接待, あたち Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 接待 (see Settai).

Atake 阿武, あたけ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿武 (see Anno 2).

Atake 阿竹, あたけ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿竹 (Atake) meaning "Atake", a division in the area of Tajiri in the city of Ise in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.

Atari Japanese
中 (Atari) means "middle". ... [more]

Atari 中, あたり Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka 2).

Ataru 中, あたる Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka 2).

Atsuda 渥田 Japanese
From Japanese 渥 (atsu) meaning "moist" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

Atsugi 厚木 Japanese (Rare)
Atsugi (厚木) means "thick tree", notable bearer of this surname is Nanami Atsugi (厚木 那奈美), a Japanese Voice actress. It is also a city name in Kanagawa perfecture.

Atsuki Japanese

Atsumi Japanese

Atsuta Japanese

Awa 阿波, あわ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa), a clipping of 上阿波 (Kamiawa) or 下阿波 (Shimoawa), both areas in the city of Iga in the prefecture of Mie in Japan.

Awa 阿波, あわ Japanese
From Japanese 阿波 (Awa) meaning "Awa", a former Japanese province in present-day Tokushima, Japan.

Awada Japanese

Awagai Japanese
Variant of Awatani.

Awagaya Japanese
Variant of Awatani.

Awai Japanese
Awa means "millet" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Awamura Japanese
Awa means "millet" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Awano Japanese
Awa means "millet" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Awanoue Japanese

Awaoka Japanese
Awa means "millet" and oka means "mound, hill".

Awara Japanese
A variant of Ahara.

Awatani Japanese
Awa means "millet" and tani means "valley".

Awaya 粟谷 あわや Japanese
From Japanese 粟 (Awa) meaning "Mllet" and 谷 (Tani) meaning "valley".

Awayama Japanese
Away means "millet" and yama means "mountain".

Ayanami 綾波 Japanese
Aya (綾) means "twill", nami (波) means "wave"

Ayano 綾野 Japanese
綾 (Aya) means "design" and 野 (no) means "field".... [more]

Ayanokoji 綾小路 Japanese
A variant transcription of Ayanokouji meaning "design small road".

Ayanokouji 綾小路 Japanese
綾 (Aya) means "design", no is a possessive particle, 小 (kou) means "small, little", and 路 (ji) means "road."

Ayugawa Japanese
Variant of Ayukawa.

Ayukawa 鮎川, あゆかわ Japanese
From 鮎 (ayu) meaning "trout" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river."

Azabu 麻布, あざぶ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 麻布 (Azabu), a clipping of 元麻布 (Motoazabu) meaning "Motoazabu", an area in the ward of Minato in the city of Tokyo in Japan.

Azabu 麻布, あざぶ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 麻布 (Azabu) meaning "Azabu", a division in the area of Nakauri in the city of Shinshiro in the prefecture of Aichi in Japan.

Azahara 字原 Japanese
From Japanese 字 (aza) meaning "a section of a village" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Azakami Japanese

Azami Japanese

Azebiru 畔蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Azenira 畔蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Azeri 阿舎利 Japanese (Rare)
Means "acharya" in Japanese.

Azuchi 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Azukigawa Japanese
Variant of Azukikawa.

Azukikawa Japanese

Azuma Japanese
Means 'East' in Japanese

Azuma 東, あずま Japanese
From Japanese 東 (azuma) meaning "east".

Azuma 安室 Japanese

Azuma 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Azuma 阿萬, あずま Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 阿萬 (see Ama).

Azumagaito 東垣外, あずまがいと Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東垣外 (see Higashigaito).

Azumagakito 東垣外, あずまがきと Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東垣外 (see Higashigaito).

Azumayashiki 東屋敷, あずまやしき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 東屋敷 (see Higashiyashiki).

Azusagawa 梓川 Japanese (Rare)
Azusa (梓) means "catalpa", gawa/kawa (川) means "river", kawa changes to gawa due to rendaku. Sakuta Azusagawa (梓川 咲太) and his sister Kaede (梓川 花楓) from Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai are notable fictional characters who bear this surname.

Azusakawa Japanese

Azusawa Japanese
Surname of Kohane Azusawa from project sekai

Baba 馬場 Japanese
From Japanese 馬場 (baba) meaning "riding ground".

Babaoka Japanese
Baba means "riding ground" and oka means "hill".

Babazoe 馬場添, ばばぞえ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 馬場添 (Babazoe) meaning "Babazoe", a name of a group of several households for the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Babe 馬部 Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.

Badan 馬之段, ばだん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 馬之段 (see Umanodan).

Baishō 倍賞 Japanese
Bai (倍) means "double", while shō (賞) means "Prize" or "Award". When you combine the two, it would likely mean "Double the Award".

Bakugo 爆豪 Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 爆 (baku) meaning "bomb" and 豪 (go, gō, gou) meaning "powerful"... [more]

Ban 播, ばん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).

Bando Japanese
It means "east of the slope", referring to eastern provinces of Osaka. The surname originates from there, and that is where it is most common.

Bandoh Japanese
Variant of Bando.

Bandou Japanese
Variant of Bando.

Bankoku 万国, 萬国, ばんこく Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 万国 meaning "all nations; the whole world; universal". The fact that it is homophonous as Japanese バンコク (Bankoku) meaning "Bangkok", the city in Thailand, is coincidental.

Bannai 坂内, ばんない Japanese
From Japanese 坂 (ban) meaning "slope" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Banno Japanese

Beffu 別府, べっふ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Beppu 2, Beppu 3, Beppu 4, Beppu 5, Beppu 6, Beppu 7, Beppu 8, Beppu 9, Beppu 10, Beppu 11, Beppu 12, or Beppu 13).

Befu 別府, べふ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Beppu 2, Beppu 3, Beppu 4, Beppu 5, Beppu 6, Beppu 7, Beppu 8, Beppu 9, Beppu 10, Beppu 11, Beppu 12, or Beppu 13).

Benihana 紅粉, べにはな Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紅粉 (see Kōka).

Beppu Japanese

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), a clipping of 別府門 (Beppumon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), a clipping of 西別府 (Nishibeppu) meaning "Nishibeppu", a division in the area of Kajiki in the city of Aira in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu) meaning "Beppu", or it being a clipping of 上別府 (Kamibeppu) meaning "Kamibeppu", a division in the area of Ei in the city of Minamikyūshū in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), a variant reading of 別府 (Byū) meaning "Byū", a division in the division of Iwagawa in the area of Osumi in the city of Soo in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), a variant reading of 別府 (Byū) meaning "Byū", a division in the division of Chō in the area of Shibushi in the city of Shibushi in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別符, 別部, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府/別符 (Beppu) meaning "Beppu", a former area in the city of Koshigaya in the prefecture of Saitama in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別符, 別部, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府/別符 (Beppu) meaning "Beppu", a former area in the city of Kumagaya in the prefecture of Saitama in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府/別符 (Beppu) meaning "Beppu", a division in the area of Shigenootsu in the city of Tomi in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu) meaning "Beppu", or it being a variant reading of 別府 (Byū) meaning "Byū", a former manor or a division in the area of Arakawa in the city of Ichikikushikino in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan in the same location respectively.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別部, 別符, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), a variant reading of 別府 (Befu), a clipping of 上別府 (Kamibefu) meaning "Kamibefu" or 下別府 (Shimobefu) meaning "Shimobefu", both divisions in the area of Chikujo in the district of Chikujo in the prefecture of Fukuoka in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別符, 別部, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), a variant spelling and reading of 別符 (Befu) meaning "Befu", a division in the area of Ōnishi in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.... [more]

Beppu 別府, 別符, 別部, べっぷ Japanese
From Japanese 別府 (Beppu), a variant reading of 別府 (Befu) meaning "Befu", an area in the city of Kasai in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.

Bessho Japanese

Betsubu 別部, べつぶ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別部 (see Beppu 2, Beppu 3, Beppu 4, Beppu 5, Beppu 6, Beppu 7, Beppu 8, Beppu 9, Beppu 10, Beppu 11, Beppu 12, or Beppu 13).

Betsufu 別符, べつふ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別符 (see Beppu 2, Beppu 3, Beppu 4, Beppu 5, Beppu 6, Beppu 7, Beppu 8, Beppu 9, Beppu 10, Beppu 11, Beppu 12, or Beppu 13).

Binsaki 鬢崎, びんさき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鬢 (bin) meaning a type of hairstyle and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".

Binzaki 鬢崎, びんざき Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 鬢崎 (see Binsaki).

Bito Japanese

Budo Japanese

Budoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Budou.

Budou 武堂, 武道 Japanese
From Japanese 武 (bu) meaning "military, martial" combined with 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" or from 武道 (budou) meaning "Japanese martial arts".

Bushi Japanese
Bushi means "warrior, smaurai".

Bushida Japanese
Bushi means "warrior, samurai" and da is a form of ta meaning "rice paddy, wilderness, field".

Busujima 毒島 Japanese
Sacrifice, Innovative, Powerful

Butsuen 仏園, ぶつえん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 仏 (butsu) meaning "Buddha, Buddhism" and 園 (en) meaning "garden; park", referring to a Buddhist-style garden.

Butsupu 別府, ぶつぷ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Beppu 2, Beppu 3, Beppu 4, Beppu 5, Beppu 6, Beppu 7, Beppu 8, Beppu 9, Beppu 10, Beppu 11, Beppu 12, or Beppu 13).

Byu 別府, びゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).

Byū 別府, びゅう Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Beppu 2, Beppu 3, Beppu 4, Beppu 5, Beppu 6, Beppu 7, Beppu 8, Beppu 9, Beppu 10, Beppu 11, Beppu 12, or Beppu 13).

Byuh 別府, びゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).

Byuu 別府, びゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 別府 (see Byū).

Chabana 茶花, ちゃばな Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 花 (bana), the joining form of 花 (hana) meaning "flower".

Chabashira 茶柱 Japanese (Rare)
茶 (Cha) literally means "green tea" and bashira comes from 柱 (hashira) meaning "pillar".... [more]

Chabata 茶幡, ちゃばた Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 幡 (bata), the joining form of 幡 (hata), a clipping of 八幡 (Yahata), the name of a Shintō shrine in possibly Hiroshima, Japan.

Chabata 茶畑, ちゃばた Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 畑

Chabatake 茶畑, 茶畠, ちゃばたけ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2) and can also be written 茶畠.

Chachin 茶珍, 茶珎, ちゃちん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 珍 (chin) meaning "rare; strange".... [more]

Chage 茶下, チャゲ Japanese
From Japanese 茶下 (chage) meaning "giver of tea". A notable bearer is Japanese musician Shūji Shibata (1958-), whose stage name is Chage.

Chahata 茶幡, ちゃはた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶幡 (see Chabata 1).

Chahata 茶畑, ちゃはた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶畑 (see Chabata 2).

Chashin 茶新, ちゃしん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 新 (shin) meaning "new".

Chataba 茶立場, ちゃたば Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 茶立場 (see Chatateba).

Chatateba 茶立場, ちゃたてば Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶立場 (Chatateba) meaning "Chatateba", a division in the area of Tōkaichi in the city of Hachinohe in the prefecture of Aomori in Japan.

Chaya Japanese

Chiaki 千秋 Japanese (Rare)
Depending on the kanji used can mean different things. Chi means "thousand" or "wisdom" and aki means "bright", "autumn", "sparkle", "crystal ball" or "shining". This is the last name of Naomi Chiaki, a Japanese singer... [more]

Chibana 千花 Japanese
千 (Chi) means "one thousand" and 花 (bana) is a variation of hana, meaning "blossom, flower".... [more]

Chibara Japanese
Variant of Chihara.

Chigusa 千種, 千草, 千艸, チグサ Japanese
This surname is used as 千種, 千草 or 千艸 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand", 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety", 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write" and 艸 (sou, kusa) meaning "grass, plants."... [more]

Chihara 茅原, 千原 Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "thatch" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is Minori Chihara (茅原 実里), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Yuki Nagato from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Aya Natsume from Tenjō Tenge.

Chiina Japanese

Chijimatsu Japanese

Chikafuji Japanese
Chika means "near" and fuji means "wisteria".

Chikahisa Japanese
Chika means "near" and hisa means "long time, long time ago, longevity".

Chikamatsu 近松 Japanese
From 近 (chika) meaning "close, near" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine, fir tree".

Chikano Japanese
Chika means "near" and no means "field, rice paddy".

Chikuchishin 築地新, ちくちしん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 築地新 (see Tsukijishin).

Chimoto Japanese
Chi can mean "thousand" or "ground, soil" and moto means "source, origin, root".

Chinen Japanese

Chinji 鎮寺, ちんじ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鎮寺 (Chinji), from 鎮寺門 (Chinjimon), a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.

Chino Japanese (Rare)
Written with characters Chi ("Micanthus Reed") and No ("Feild").

Chino 千野, ちの Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Chisaka Japanese
Chi means "thousand" and saka means "slope, hill".

Chisaki Japanese
Chi can mean "thousand" or "pond", and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Chishiya ちしや, 千司哉 Japanese
From Japanese 千 (chi) meaning "thousand", 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land", 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect" 散 (chi) meaning "scatter", 梓 (shi) meaning "Japanese cherry birch", 塩 (shio) meaning "salt", 沙 (shi) meaning "sand", 司 (shi) meaning "to take charge of; to control; to manage", 史 (shi) meaning "history", 四 (shi) meaning "four", 士 (shi) meaning "samurai, warrior", 子 (shi) meaning "child", 市 (shi) meaning "market", 志 (shi) meaning "purpose, will, determination, aspiration, ambition", 氏 (shi) meaning "a family; a clan", 糸 (shi) meaning "thread", 紙 (shi) meaning "paper", 紫 (shi) meaning "purple; violet", 至 (shi) meaning "to reach; to arrive", 詩 (shi) meaning "poetry, poem", 資 (shi) meaning "money; fund; wealth; capital", 汐 (shi) meaning "evening tide; night tides; ebb", 心 (shi) meaning "heart, mind, soul" or 清 (shi) meaning "clear; limpid", and 也 (ya) meaning "also" or 哉 (ya), an exclamation... [more]

Chisuga Japanese
Chi means "thousand" and suga means "sedge".

Chiura 千浦, 地浦, 知浦, チウラ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 千浦, 地浦 or 知浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "bay, beach, creek, gulf, inlet, seacoast."... [more]

Chiwara Japanese
Variant of Chihara.

Chiya 血矢 Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.

Chiyoda Japanese

Chiyonofuji Japanese
It means "One thousand years of wisteria."

Chiyota Japanese

Chizaka Japanese
Variant of Chisaka.

Chizaki Japanese
Variant of Chisaki.

Chono Japanese
Cho can mean "butterfly" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Chosokabe 長宗我部 Japanese
Variant transcription of Chousokabe.

Chousokabe 長宗我部 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 宗 (so) meaning "religion", 我 (ka) meaning "ego" and 部 (be) meaning "section".

Chu 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Chū).

Chū 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka 2).

Chubachi Japanese

Chujo Japanese

Chūtō 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.

Chuto 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chūtō.

Chuu 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Chū).

Daigo 大悟 Japanese

Daikokuya 大黒屋 Japanese (Rare)
Possibly from Japanese prefix 大 (dai) meaning "large" and 黒 (koku) meaning "black" and suffix 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".

Daima Japanese, Hindi

Daiman 大万, だいまん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big; large" and 万 (man) meaning "10,000, various".

Daimon 大門 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big, great" and 門 (mon) meaning "gate, door".

Daizai Japanese

Dakurige 駄栗毛, だくりげ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 駄栗毛 (Dakurige) meaning "Dakurige", a division in the area of Sawane in the city of Sado in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.

Date 伊達 Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (da) meaning "this" and 達 (te) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".

Dazai 太宰, 大宰, だざい Japanese
太宰 is translated as (plump; thick; big around | superintend; manager; rule) it could be roughly translated as meaning "a plump superintend"... [more]

Deguchi 出口 Japanese
From Japanese 出 (de) meaning "exit" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Dejima Japanese
Variant of Deshima.

Dejima 出島 Japanese
Means "sticking out island" in Japanese.

Demachi Japanese
De means ground, soil, dirt, earth" and machi means "town".

Demegawa 出目川, デメガワ Japanese
From Japanese 出 (de) "out", 目 (me) "eye" and 川 (kawa) "river".

Demizu Japanese

Demura 出村 Japanese
The Japanese surname "Demura" (出村) consists of two kanji characters: "出" meaning "to go out" or "to leave" and "村" meaning "village" or "town." So, "Demura" could be interpreted as "from the village" or "originating from the village." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.

Deshima 出島 Japanese
Variant reading of Dejima.

Dewa Japanese

Doan Japanese

Dobashi Japanese

Dobashi 土橋, どばし Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Dodo 闐闐, どど Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 闐闐 (see Dondo).

Dohi Japanese

Dohune 堂畝, どううね Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).

Dohyu 堂湯, どうゆ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂湯 (see Dōyu).

Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.

Doi 土井, どい Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Doi 土居, どい Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 居 (i) meaning "being, sitting".

Doi 土肥, どい Japanese
From Japanese 土 (do) meaning "earth, soil" and 肥 (i) meaning "manure, fertilizer".

Doiya Japanese

Dōjima 堂島 Japanese
From Japanese 堂 (dou) meaning "temple, shrine" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Doki Japanese

Domoto Japanese

Dondo 闐々, 闐闐, どんど Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 闐々 (dondo), from ドンド (dondo), an onomatopoeic word for sounds of thuds and bangs, referring to a water gate; to a person working at one.... [more]

Dondon 闐々, どんどん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 闐々 (see Dondo).

Dotani 戸谷, 藤谷 Japanese (Rare)
戸 (Do) means "door" or 藤 (do) means "wisteria". 谷 (Tani) means "valley".

Douchi 戸内 Japanese
Possibly from 戸 (do) meaning "door" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Dōune 堂畝, どううね Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 畝 (une) meaning "raised ridge of earth in a field; furrow", referring to possibly a place with a hall and a field.

Doune 堂畝, どううね Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).

Douune 堂畝, どううね Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂畝 (see Dōune).

Douyu 堂湯, どうゆ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂湯 (see Dōyu).

Dōyu 堂湯, どうゆ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall" and 湯 (yu) meaning "hot water, bath; hot spring".

Doyu 堂湯, どうゆ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 堂湯 (see Dōyu).

Ebato Japanese

Ebibara Japanese
Variant of Ebihara.

Ebihara Japanese

Ebina Japanese

Ebina 蝦名, えびな Japanese
From Japanese 蝦 (ebi) meaning "shrimp, prawn" and 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation".

Ebino Japanese

Ebisawa Japanese

Ebisu Japanese

Ebisui Japanese

Ebitsubo 海老坪, えびつぼ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 海老坪 (Ebitsubo) meaning "Ebitsubo", a division in the area of Mimura in the city of Ishioka in the prefecture of Ibaraki in Japan.

Ebiwara Japanese
Variant of Ebihara.

Ebizawa Japanese
Variant of Ebisawa.

Eda 江田, えだ Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Edahiro Japanese

Edamura 枝村 Japanese
The kanji 枝 (Eda) means "Branch", while 村 (Mura) means "Town, Village". Combine the two and the surname means "Branching Town/Village".

Edo Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and to means "wisteria".

Edoh Japanese
Variant of Edo.

Edou Japanese
Variant of Edo.

Egami Japanese
Variant of Ekami.

Egashira 江頭, えがしら Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 頭 (kashira) meaning "head".

Eguchi 江口 Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "inlet, bay" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Eigen 永源 Japanese

Eizuru 栄鶴 Japanese
From 栄 (ei) meaning "prosper, flourish, glory, splendid, brilliance" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird), white color, long life".

Ejiri Japanese
江 (E) means "inlet, river" and 尻 (jiri) means "behind, rear".

Ejiri 江尻, えじり Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 尻 (shiri) meaning "behind, end, rear".

Ema Japanese

Emi 江見, 江美 Japanese
Means bay. In other characters, Emi is also a feminine given name.

Emori 江守, えもり Japanese
From Japanese 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet" and 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker".