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ArchivesNeed help on the subject of surnames compared to first names
As far as I know, most full names have the first name at the front and the last name at the back but I heard that some cultures put the first name in the back. I'm going to use a character with a Japanese name in a fantasy story I'm writing and I want to know which part of a name comes first in Japanese names and other cultures just in case.
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In Japan, the last name comes first. So if there was a person with the first name Himari and the last name Sato, the Japanese format would be Sato Himari. Opposite to, say, the US, where it would be Himari Sato.
Other countries that write the last name before the first name are Hungary, China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.
Other countries that write the last name before the first name are Hungary, China, Korea, Singapore, Taiwan and Vietnam.
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