Japanese Submitted Surnames

Kuwaya Japanese

Kuwayama Japanese

Kuwayama 桑山, くわやま Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kuyuko Japanese (Rare)

Kuze Japanese
Ku means "long time ago" and ze comes from ze meaning "world".

Kuzome 久染, くぞめ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久染 (see Hisazome).

Kyoda Japanese

Kyogoku Japanese

Kyoguchi 京口 Japanese
From Japanese 京 (kyo) meaning "capital" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Kyohoh 京応, きょうおう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 京応 (see Kyōō).

Kyōnō 皛納, きょうのう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 皛 (kyō) of unknown meaning and 納 (nō) meaning "to pay fees, to supply, to store, to complete, to restore".

Kyono 皛納, きょうのう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 皛納 (see Kyōnō).

Kyōō 京応, きょうおう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 京 (kyō) meaning "capital city" and 応 (ō) meaning "to comply; to respond; to accord".

Kyoo 京応, きょうおう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 京応 (see Kyōō).

Kyosaku Japanese

Kyoso 狂想 Japanese
From Japanese 狂 (kyō) meaning "madness" and 想 (sō) meaning "thought, idea". The kanji that makes up Kyoso can also mean "fantasy".

Kyota Japanese

Kyoto Japanese
From place name Kyoto.

Kyouou 京応, きょうおう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 京応 (see Kyōō).

Kyousaku Japanese

Kyugoku Japanese
A variant of Kyogoku.

Kyuno Japanese

Mabe 馬部 Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.

Machi 町 Japanese (Rare)
町 (machi) means 'town' or 'street'. Some occurrences in America could be shortened versions of longer names beginning with this element, not common in Japan.

Machida 町田 Japanese
From Japanese 町 (machi) meaning "town" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Machita Japanese
Variant of Machida.

Madarame 斑目 Japanese
From Japanese 斑 (madara) meaning "speckled, spot, blemish" and 目 (me) meaning "eye"

Maebara 前原 Japanese
Maebara is an uncommon Japanese surname that has more than one meaning, depending on the characters used to write it. The first and most common spelling is with the characters for "Before" (前) and "Original" (原)... [more]

Maegawa Japanese
A variant of Maekawa.... [more]

Maehara 前原, まえはら Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Maejima Japanese
Mae means "Front, Forward" and Jima means "Island". This is a variant of Maeshima.

Maejima 前島, まえじま Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Maematsu Japanese
Mae means "forward, front" and matsu means "pine".

Maemondo Japanese

Maeno 前野 Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 野 (no) meaning "area, field, wilderness".

Maesawa Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Maeshima Japanese
Mae means "front, forward" and shima means "island".

Maeta Japanese
Variant of Maeda.

Maeyamada Japanese
Mae means "front, forward", yama means "mountain", and da is a variant of ta meaning "field, rice paddy, wilderness".

Maezawa Japanese
Variant of Maesawa.

Maezono 前園 Japanese

Mafune 真船, 真舟 Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".

Maga 真賀, まが Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 真賀 (see Maka).

Magari Japanese

Maihara 舞原, マイハラ Japanese
A Japanese surname formed from the kanji characters 舞 (Mai, "dance") and 原 (Hara, "field" or "plain"). The meaning could be interpreted as "dancing field/plains" or "field/plain of dance".

Maizono 舞園 Japanese
maizono means "dance park". the kanji used are 舞(mai) meaning "dance" and 園 (sono) meaning "park".... [more]

Majima Japanese (Rare)
Ma means "Real,Genuine" (this is used most likely,anyway) and Jima means "Island".

Maka 真賀, まか Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".

Makabe 真壁 Japanese
From 真 (ma, shin) meaning "real, genuine, true" and 壁 (kabe, heki) meaning "wall, barrier".

Makida Japanese
Variant of Makita.

Makie Japanese

Makiguchi 牧口 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 口 (guchi) meaning "mouth, opening".

Makihara 槙原, まきはら Japanese
From Japanese 槙 (maki) meaning "evergreen tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Makijima Japanese
Variant of Makishima.

Makimura Japanese
Maki can mean (牧) "shepherd" and mura can be spelled like this (村) meaning "hamlet, village".

Makino 牧野, まきの Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Makioka Japanese
Maki means "shepherd" and oka means "hill, mound".

Makishima 牧島 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Makishita Japanese

Makita 真北, 牧田 Japanese
I'm not sure how the surname is usually written, but 真 (Ma) means "Genuine, Real, Sincere" and 北 (Kita) means "North". On the other hand, 牧 (Maki) means "Shepard, Tend cattle" and 田 (Ta) means "Rice Field, Rice Paddy"... [more]

Makiue Japanese (Rare)

Makka 真賀, まっか Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 真賀 (see Maka).

Makunoukoji 幕ノ麹 Japanese
幕(maku) means "curtain", ノ(nou) is a suffix meaning "of",麹(Koji) means "malted rice". this surname was borne from Setsukei Makunoukoji, A character from an Upcoming fan made Danganronpa Danganronpa Twin Fates

Makuuchi Japanese

Mamiya 真宮, 茉宮 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" or 茉 (ma) meaning "Arabian jasmine, white jasmine" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Mamyoda Japanese

Mamyota Japanese

Man 鰻, まん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).

Manabe 真鍋, 間部, 眞鍋 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "among, between" and 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan" or 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Manaka 真中, 真仲, 間中, 間仲, マナカ Japanese
This surname combines 真 (shin, ma, ma-, makoto) meaning "Buddhist sect, reality, true" or 間 (kan, ken, ai, aida, ma) meaning "interval, space" with 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean, middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship."... [more]

Manaka 中, まなか Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).

Mankoku 万国, 萬国, まんこく Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 万国 (see Bankoku).

Mano Japanese

Mano 真野, まの Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Maoka 真岡 Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".

Mari 鞠, まり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鞠 (mari) meaning a type of ancient football used by courtiers.

Marina Japanese

Maru 九, まる Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).

Marubayashi Japanese

Marugai Japanese

Marugaya Japanese

Marui Japanese
"Round well".

Maruki Japanese

Maruno 丸野, 圓野, まるの Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".

Maruoka Japanese

Marutani Japanese

Maruya 丸谷, 圓谷, まるや Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Maruyama 丸山, 圓山 Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Masaaji 正味, まさあじ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).

Masaami 正阿弥, まさあみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).

Masada Japanese

Masai 正井 Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Masaki 真咲 Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".

Masaki 真崎, まさき Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Masaki 正木, まさき Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Masamizu 正水 Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Masamoto Japanese (Rare)
Masa means "proper, right" and moto meabs "source, root, origin".

Masaoka Japanese
Masa means "right, proper" and oka means "hill, mound".

Masata Japanese

Masatani Japanese

Masato Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper", 雅 (masa) meaning "elegant, graceful" or 真 (masa) meaning "real, genuine, true" combined with 人 (to) meaning "person". Other combinations of kanji that have the same pronunciation can also form this name... [more]

Mase 間瀬, 真瀬, ませ Japanese
From Japanese 間 (ma) meaning "among, between" or 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".

Maseki Japanese

Mashima Japanese
Ma can mean "real, genuine, true" or "flax" and shima means "island".

Mashimo 真下 Japanese
From the Japanese 真 (ma) "real" and 下 (shimo or shita) "down," "bottom."

Masuda 増田, 益田, 舛田, 桝田, 升田 Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase", 益 (masu) meaning "benefit", 舛 (masu) meaning "oppose, to go against" (kun reading), 桝 (masu) meaning "box seat, measure" or 升 (masu) meaning "box" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Masugi Japanese

Masuho Japanese

Masui 増井, ますい Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Masuko 益子 Japanese
From 益 (masu) meaning "profit, benefit" and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Masumizu 升水, 増水 Japanese
From 升 (masu) meaning "measuring box, ascend, rise" or 増 (masu) meaning "increase" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Masumoto 増本, ますもと Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Masunaga Japanese

Masuo Japanese

Masuta Japanese

Masuyama 増山, 益山, 桝山, 升山 Japanese
From the Japanese 増 (masu) "increase," 益 (masu) "benefit," 桝 (masu) "box seat," "measure" or 升 (masu) "box" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Matake Japanese
Ma means "genuine" and take means "bamboo".

Mato Japanese

Matoba 的場, まとば Japanese
From Japanese 的 (mato) meaning "target, mark" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".

Matoi Japanese

Matsu 松 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Matsubari Japanese

Matsubase Japanese (Rare)

Matsubayashi 松林 Japanese
Matsu means "Pine Tree" and Bayashi is a variant pronunciation of "Hayashi" meaning "Forest". This surname means "Pine Tree Forest". Matsubayashi-ryu is a kind of martial arts.

Matsudaira 松平 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 平 (daira) meaning "flat, peace, calm".

Matsudo Japanese

Matsudou Japanese

Matsue Japanese

Matsueda Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and eda means "twig, branch".

Matsugawa Japanese
Variant of Matsukawa, meaning "pine tree river".

Matsugi 真継, まつぎ Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 継 (tsugi) meaning "inherit, acquire, succeed, continue".

Matsuhara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 松原 (see Matsubara.)

Matsuhashi 松橋, まつはし Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Matsui Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Matsui 松井, まつい Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Matsukata Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 方 (kata) meaning "direction".

Matsukawa 松川 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Matsukaze 松風 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind". A notable bearer of this surname is Japanese actor Masaya Matsukaze (松風 雅也).

Matsuki 松木 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Matsukura Japanese
Matsu means "pine tree" and kura means "storehouse".

Matsumae 松前 Japanese
松 (Matsu) means "pine" and 前 (mae) means "forward, front".

Matsumori Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and mori means "forest".

Matsunaga 松永 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Matsunawa Japanese

Matsuno 松野 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Matsuo 松尾 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Matsusaki Japanese

Matsuse Japanese

Matsushige 松重, まつしげ Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds".

Matsushima 松島, 松嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Matsuto 松藤 Japanese
From 松 (matsu) meaning "pine" and 藤 (to) meaning "wisteria".

Matsuura 松浦 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Matsuwaki Japanese

Matsuwara Japanese
Variant of Matsuhara.

Matsuyama 松山 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Matsuyuki Japanese
Matsu (松) means "pine" and yuki (雪) means "snow". ... [more]

Matsuzaka Japanese
Variant of Matsusaka.

Matsuzaki 松崎, まつざき Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Matsuzawa Japanese
Variant of Matsusawa.

Matsuzawa 松沢, 松澤, まつざわ Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Mawari 廻, まわり Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 廻 (see Meguri).

Mawatari 馬渡 Japanese
From the Japanese 馬 (ma, uma or ba) "horse" and 渡 (watari or wata) "ferry" or ferryboat."

Mayonaka Japanese
Means "Midnight" in Japanese

Mayumi Japanese

Mayuzumi 黛 Japanese
From 黛 (mayuzumi) meaning "eyebrow pencil".

Mazaki 真崎 Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin meaning "cape of truth" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Anzu Mazaki/Téa Gardner from Yu-Gi-Oh!

Meguri 巡, めぐり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 巡 (Meguri), a clipping of 巡谷 (Meguriya) meaning "Meguriya", a division in the division of Nakada in the area of Aiga in the city of Sumoto in the prefecture of Hyōgo in Japan.

Meguri 廻, めぐり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 廻 (meguri), from 廻り (meguri) meaning "transport route, regular visit". This is the name of a former village in the district of Aira in the former Japanese province of Ōsumi in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Meguro 目黒, めぐろ Japanese
From Japanese 目 (me) meaning "eye, look, appearance" and 黒 (kuro) meaning "black".

Meichin 明珍, 明珎, めいちん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 明珍 or 明珎 (see Myōchin).

Mezurashi 珍 Japanese (Rare)
Means "rare" in Japanese.

Mezurashi 珍 Japanese
Means "rare; strange" in Japanese.

Michida Japanese
Michi means "path, road" and da means field, rice paddy".

Michikiyo Japanese
Michi means "path, road" and kiyo means "pure, clean".... [more]

Michishige 道重 Japanese
From Japanese 道 (michi) meaning "road" and 重 (shige) meaning "greater degree"

Michita Japanese
Variant of Michida.

Michiyama Japanese
Michi means "path" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Michizoe 道添 Japanese
From the Japanese 道 (michi) "road," "way," "path" and 添 (zoe or soe) "addition," "add-on," "improvememnt."

Mida Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Mido Japanese

Midoh Japanese

Midōmaru 御堂丸, みどうまる Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), a prefix added to emphasize beauty, 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", and 丸 (maru) meaning "circle, sphere", referring to a round land.

Midomaru 御堂丸, みどうまる Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 御堂丸 (see Midōmaru).

Midorigawa Japanese
A variant of Midorikawa.

Midorikawa 緑川 Japanese
From Japanese 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Midorino Japanese
Midori means "green" and no means "field, plain".

Midoriya 緑谷, ミドリヤ Japanese (Rare), Popular Culture
Combination of 緑 (midori) meaning "green" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," used on the main character Izuku Midoriya (緑谷 出久) in 'My Hero Academia'.... [more]

Midou Japanese

Midoumaru 御堂丸, みどうまる Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 御堂丸 (see Midōmaru).

Mieda Japanese

Mieno Japanese

Mifune 三船, 御船, 御舟 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 御 (mi) meaning "honourable" and 船 or 舟 (fune) meaning "ship, boat".

Mihara 三原 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mijima Japanese
Variant of Mishima.

Mikage Japanese

Mikami 三上, みかみ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Mikawa 三川, 美川, みかわ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" or 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Mikazuki Japanese (Rare)
Mikazuki is a one kanji surname that means "crescent moon".

Mike Japanese

Miki 三木, みき Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Mikiso Japanese

Mikumo Japanese
Mi can mean "beautiful" or "three" and kumo means "cloud".

Mimana 任那, みまな Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 任那 (Mimana) meaning "Mimana", an ancient hypothesized region in parts of present-day South Korea, mentioned in the Nihon Shoki.

Mimori Japanese

Mimura 三村, みむら Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".

Minagawa Japanese
Variant of Minakawa.

Minakami 水上 Japanese
From the 水 (mina) meaning "water" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper". 水上 is often pronounced suijou, and it means "seaplane" in Japanese.

Minakata Japanese

Minakawa 皆川, みなかわ Japanese
From Japanese 皆 (mina) meaning "all, every" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Minami 皆実 Japanese
From the Japanese "皆" (Mina) meaning "all" and "実" (mi) meaning "fruit", as well as other kanji and kanji combinations that are pronounced in the same way.

Minamide 南出 Japanese
From 南 (minami, nan) meaning "south" and 出 (de) meaning "exit".

Minamihisamatsu Japanese

Minamino 南野 Japanese
From Japanese 南 (minami) meaning "south" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".

Minamisawa Japanese
Minami means "south" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Minamishima Japanese

Minamizawa Japanese
Variant of Minamisawa.

Minamoto 源, 源本, 皆本, 皆元, 湊本 Japanese
From 源 (minamoto) meaning "fountainhead, river source; source, origin," derived from a combination of 水 (mi), the combining form of mizu meaning "water," and 元/本 (moto) meaning "source, origin" with the addition of the Old Japanese possessive particle na.... [more]

Minari Japanese

Minaru 御鳴, みなる Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 御 (mi-), an archaic honorific added to emphasize godlike respect or beauty, and 鳴 (nari), from 鳴り (nari) meaning "ring", referring to a place with a lot of sound (in a positive way).

Minato 湊, 港 Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour".

Minatosaki 湊崎, 港崎 Japanese
Variant reading of Minatozaki.

Minatoya みなとや, 湊屋 Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "dwelling, roof".

Minatozaki 湊崎, 港崎 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 湊 (minato) meaning "harbor, port, assemble" combined with 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".

Mine 岑, 峯, 峰, 嶺, 三根 Japanese
This surname is used as 岑, 峯, 峰, 嶺, 三根, 美根, 美祢, 美禰 or 見根 with 岑 (gin, shin, mine), an outdated character meaning "mountaintop, peak," 峯/峰 (hou, ne, mine) meaning "peak, summit," 嶺 (ryou, rei, mine) meaning with the same meaning as 峯/峰, 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty/iful," 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 祢/禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]

Minegishi 嶺岸, みねぎし Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".

Minegishi 嶺岸, 峰岸, みねぎし Japanese
From Japanese 嶺 or 峰 (mine) meaning "peak, summit, ridge" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, seashore, bank".

Mineharu Japanese

Minematsu Japanese

Mineo Japanese
Mine means "peak" and i means "tail".

Mineta 峯田 Japanese
From Japanese 峯 (mine) meaning "peak, summit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mineyama Japanese
Mine means "peak" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Mino Japanese

Minoda Japanese

Minojima Japanese
Variant of Minoshima.

Minoshima Japanese
Mi means "beauty", no is a possessive particle, and shima means "island".

Minota Japanese

Minowa 箕輪, みのわ Japanese
From Japanese 箕 (mi) meaning "winnow", an unwritten possessive marker の (no) and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".

Mio 三尾 Japanese
From 三 (mi, mitsu, ji) meaning "three" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Mioda 澪田 Japanese
mioda means "water route field". the kanji used for this name are 澪(mio,rei) meaning " water route" and 田(ta) meaning "field". a bearer of this name is Ibuki Mioda from Danganronpa 2.

Miota Japanese

Mirako Japanese

Misaka 御坂 Japanese (Modern)
This name is from Japanese anime A Certain Scientific Railgun's protagonist.

Misaki 三崎 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Misato Japanese

Misawa 三沢, 三澤, みさわ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Misayoshi Japanese

Mise Japanese

Mishima 三島, 三嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Miso Japanese (Rare)
Miso is made up of two symbols literally referring to "miso soup". Approximately less than 140 people in Japan possess this last name.

Misora Japanese
Mi means "beautiful" and sora means "sky, heaven".

Misumi Japanese
Mi means "three" and sumi can mean "dwelling, residence, abode" or "corner, nook".

Mita 三田, みた Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mita Japanese
Meaning ‘three rice paddies’, the name is more common in eastern Japan. It is also pronounced Santa or Sanda in western Japan.

Mitaka 三鷹, 見高 Japanese
There is a city in Tokyo with this name. It is spelled using 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 鷹 (taka) meaning "falcon, eagle, hawk". As a surname, it could likely be spelled using 見 (mi) meaning "outlook, view, mindset" or 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" as well.

Mitakeumi Japanese

Mitama Japanese

Mitamura 三田村 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy", and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Mitani 三谷 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Mitarai 御手洗, みたらい Japanese
From Japanese 御手洗 (mitarai) referring to purifying water at the entrance of a shrine.

Mito Japanese

Mitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.

Mitoma Japanese

Mitomi Japanese

Mitomi 三富, みとみ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Mitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mito.

Mitsubori Japanese
Variant of Mitsuhori.

Mitsuda Japanese

Mitsue 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三津江 Japanese
This surname is used as 光永, 光江, 三枝, 満江, 三ツ江 or 三津江 with 光 (kou, hikari, hika.ru, mitsu) meaning "light, ray", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 永 (ei, naga.i, e) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy", 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet", 枝 (shi, eda, e) meaning "bough, branch, twig, limb" and 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port."... [more]

Mitsugai 満谷 Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Mitsugaya 満谷 Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Mitsugi 貢, 三木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次 Japanese
This surname is used as 貢, 三木, 三ツ木, 三津木, 三樹, 三次, 参木, 満木, 見次, 身次 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 津 (shin, tsu) meaning "ferry, harbour, haven, port", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 樹 (juu, ki) meaning "timber trees, wood", 参 (san, shin, mai-, mai.ru, majiwaru, mitsu) meaning "be defeated, be madly in love, coming, die, going, nonplussed, three, visit, visiting", 満 (ban, man, mi.tasu, mi.chiru, mi.tsu) meaning "enough, full, fullness, satisfy", 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible", 身 (shin, mi) meaning "one's station in life, person, somebody", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Mitsugoku Japanese

Mitsugu 貢, 三次, 三続, 巳継, みつぐ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 貢, 三次, 三続 or 巳継 with 貢 (ku, kou, mitsu.gu) meaning "finance, support, tribute", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 次 (shi, ji, tsugi, tsu.gu) meaning "next, order, sequence", 続 (kyou, kou, shoku, zou, tsugu.nai, tsudzu.ku, tsudzu.keru) meaning "continue, sequel, series", 巳 (shi, mi) meaning "sign of the snake/serpent (6th sign of Chinese zodiac)" and 継 (kei, tsu.gi, mama-) meaning "graft (tree), inherit, patch, succeed."... [more]

Mitsuhashi 三橋 Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Mitsui 三井, 三ツ井 Japanese
From the Japanese 三 (mi or san) and 井 (i) "well." The grammatical and phonetic add-on ツ (tsu) is not always included in this name's spelling.

Mitsuishi 三石, 光石 Japanese
From 三 (mitsu) meaning "three" or 光 (mitsu) meaning "light, radiance" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Mitsujima Japanese
Variant of Mitsushima.

Mitsukawa Japanese

Mitsuki Japanese

Mitsukura Japanese

Mitsumata Japanese

Mitsumatsu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and matsu means "pine, fir tree".

Mitsunaga Japanese

Mitsushima Japanese
Mitsu could mean "three" or "light" and shima means "island".

Mitsutani 満谷 Japanese
From 満 (mitsu, mitsuru, michiru) meaning "full; satisfy" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".... [more]

Mitsuya 満谷 Japanese
A variant of Mitsutani.

Mitsuyasu Japanese
Mitsu can mean "light" or "three" and yasu means "cheap, relax, peace".

Miwa 三輪 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".

Miwa 神, みわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Miya Japanese
The name could mean ‘three arrows’, ‘three valleys’ or ‘shrine’, the latter being the most common. Some occurrences in America are the result of shortening longer names.

Miya 宮, みや Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Miyabe 宮部 Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 部 (be) "region," "division," "part."

Miyabo Japanese

Miyaboshi Japanese
Variant of Miyahoshi.

Miyada Japanese

Miyadera Japanese

Miyagi 宮城 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".

Miyagishima 宮城島, みやぎしま Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyaguchi 宮口 Japanese
From the Japanese 宮 (miya) "{Shinto} shrine" and 口 (guchi or kuchi) "mouth," "opening."

Miyahara 宮原 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".