Japanese Submitted Surnames

Murata 村田 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Muratagi 村田義 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village", 田 (ta) meaning "rice field" and 義 (gi) meaning "righteousness".

Murataya Japanese (Rare, ?)

Muratsu Japanese

Murayama 村山, むらやま Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Murayoshi Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" or "town" and yoshi means "good luck".

Muro 室 Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room, chamber, apartment, cellar, greenouse".

Murofushi Japanese

Murohashi Japanese

Muroi 室井, むろい Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Muroya 室屋 Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room" and 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".

Mushakoji 武者小路 Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushakouji.

Mushakouji 武者小路 Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Mushanokoji Japanese
Variant transcription of Mushanokouji.

Mushanokouji 武者小路 Japanese
From Japanese 武 (mu) meaning "military", 者 (sha) meaning "person", an unwritten possessive marker の (no), 小 (kou) meaning "small" and 路 (ji) meaning "street".

Muta 牟田, むた Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mutoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.

Mutou Japanese
Variant transcription of Mutō.

Mutsu Japanese (Rare)
Similar to Mutsumi, Mutsu means "order".

Mutsumi Japanese (Rare)
Mutsumi means "order".... [more]

Mutsuya Japanese
Variant of Mutsutani.

Mutsuyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.

Mutsuyoshi Japanese

Muyama 六山 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Rokuyama.

Myōchin 明珍, 明珎, みょうちん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 明珍 (myōchin), the 2 characters used in 明らかに珍しい (akiraka ni mezurashii) meaning "evidently rare". This is from the event in the Heian Period, of an armorer who created an armor that was then praised by Emperor Konoe... [more]

Myochin 明珍, 明珎, みょうちん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 明珍 or 明珎 (see Myōchin).

Myōi 名井 Japanese
Variant reading of Nai.

Myoi Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname is Myoi Mina from the Kpop girl group TWICE.

Myoi 名井 Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.

Myose Japanese

Myoui 名井 Japanese

Myoui 名井 Japanese
Variant transcription of Myōi.

Na 納, な Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Nabata Japanese

Nabatame 生天目 Japanese
From 生 meaning "to live, raw", 天 meaning "heaven, sky", and 目 meaning "eyes".

Nabe 鍋 Japanese
Possibly from 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron".

Nabei 名部井 Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "status, reputation, name", 部 (be) meaning "part, section", 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Nabeshima 鍋島 Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Nabeta 鍋田 Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan, kettle", combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy".

Nabeya 鍋谷 Japanese
From 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, kettle, cauldron" and 谷 (tani, ya, gaya, gai) meaning "valley".

Nada 納田, なだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Naegi 苗木, ナエギ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 苗木 with 苗 (byou, myou, nae, nawa-) meaning "sapling, seedling, shoot" and 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Naeshiro 苗代, なえしろ Japanese
The meaning of Naeshiro/苗代 equals to "Seedling Substitute"

Naga Japanese

Naga 奈賀, 名嘉, なが Japanese, Okinawan
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈賀 or 名嘉 (see Naka).

Nagabara Japanese
Variant of Nagahara.

Nagada Japanese

Nagadome Japanese

Nagae 長江, 永江, ながえ Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga 3) meaning "long, chief" or 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, river, inlet".

Nagagai Japanese (Rare)
A form of Nagatani.

Nagagawa Japanese
Variant of Nagakawa.

Nagagaya Japanese (Rare)
A form of Nagatani.

Nagahama 長浜, 長濱, ながはま Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Nagahara Japanese

Nagai 長井, 永井 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nagaito Japanese

Nagajima Japanese
Variant of Nagashima.

Nagakawa Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and kawa means "river, stream".

Nagamatsu 永松, 長松, 永末, ナガマツ Japanese
This surname is used as 永松, 長松 or 永末 with 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, lengthy, long," 長 (chou, osa, naga.i) meaning "leader, long," 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip."

Nagami Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and mi means "view, perspective".

Nagamizu Japanese

Nagamori Japanese
Naga means "long, chief" and mori means "forest".

Naganawa 長名和 Japanese
From 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief", 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "peace, harmony".

Nagano 長野, 永野 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Naganuma 長沼, ながぬま Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Nagao 長尾, ながお Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "head, leader, chief, long" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot of a mountain, end".

Nagaoka 長岡 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nagara Japanese

Nagare 流 Japanese
From 流 (nagare, nagaru, ryuu) meaning "flow, current, stream".

Nagasaka 長坂, 長阪, ながさか Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Nagasaku Japanese

Nagasato Japanese

Nagase Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and se means "current, ripple".

Nagase 永瀬, ながせ Japanese
From Japanese 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Nagase 長勢, ながせ Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Nagashima 長島, 長嶋, ながしま Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Nagasu 長洲 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 洲 (su) meaning "continent".

Nagata 長田, 永田 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".

Nagato Japanese (Rare)
There might be different readings, but one is Naga meaning "chief" and to meaning "gate".... [more]

Nagatomi 永富, 永冨, 長富, ながとみ Japanese
From Japanese 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" or 長 (naga) meaning "superior", combined with 富 (tomi) meaning "wealth" or 冨 (tomi) with the same meaning.

Nagatomo 長友 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long, eternity" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Nagatoshi Japanese

Nagatsuka 長塚 Japanese

Nagawa 奈河, ながわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).

Nagawara Japanese
Variant of Nagahara.

Nagaya 長屋, ながや Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, dwelling".

Nagayama 永山, 長山, ながやま Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nagazaki Japanese
Variant of Nagasaki.

Nagazato Japanese
Variant of Nagasato.

Nagazawa Japanese
Variant of Nagasawa.

Nagibe Japanese

Nagira Japanese

Nagumo Japanese

Naguro Japanese
Variant of Nakuro.

Nai 名井 Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Naiki 内木 Japanese
From 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Naito 内藤 Japanese
内 (Nai) means "inside" and 藤 (to) means "wisteria".

Naito 内藤, ないとう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 内藤 (see Naitō).

Naitō 内藤, ないとう Japanese
From Japanese 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Naitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.

Naitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Naito.

Naiya Japanese

Najima Japanese

Naka 中, 仲, 奈加, 奈賀, 名加 Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle; center". It is a reference to an event in the Northern and Southern Courts Period, of 3 sons of Takase who became heroes for the south. The emperor of Japan awarded each of the sons a new surname; Oku for the eldest son, Naka for the middle son, and Kuchi for the youngest son.... [more]

Naka 那珂, なか Japanese
From Japanese 那珂 (Naka) meaning "Naka", a district in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.

Nakaba 中, 仲, なかば Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka).

Nakada 中田 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Nakafuji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and fuji means "wisteria".

Nakaga 仲嘉, なかが Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 仲嘉 (see Naka).

Nakagai Japanese
Variant of Nakatani.

Nakagame 仲亀 Japanese
仲 (Naka) means "relation" and game is a variation of 亀 (kame), which means "turtle, tortoise".

Nakagami 中上, なかがみ Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Nakagata Japanese
Variant of Nakakata.

Nakagawara Japanese

Nakagaya Japanese
Variant of Nakatani.

Nakagiri 中桐 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia".

Nakago Japanese

Nakahama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hama means "beach, seashore".

Nakahata Japanese

Nakahayashi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and hayashi means "forest, grove".

Nakaima Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ima means "now, present".

Nakaji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ji means "soil, ground".

Nakajo 中城, 中条 Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 条 (jo) meaning "article, strips" or 城 (jo) meaning "castle".

Nakaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ki means "tree, wood".

Nakama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ma can mean "pause" or "genuine, true real".

Nakamatsu 中松, 仲松, ナカマツ Japanese
This surname combines 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean (not as in the way a person acts), middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship" with 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree." One bearer of this surname is inventor Yoshirō Nakamatsu (中松 義郎), also known as Dr... [more]

Nakami Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mi means "mindset, view, outlook".

Nakamine 仲嶺 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".

Nakamori Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mori means "forest".

Nakamoto 中本 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Nakamuro なかむろ, 中室 Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 室 (muro) meaning "room, chamber".

Nakane 仲根, 中根, なかね Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 根 (ne) meaning "root, source, foundation".

Nakanishi 中西, 仲西 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, terms" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nakaniwa Japanese

Nakanotani Japanese (Rare)
Naka means "middle", no is a possessive particle, and tani means "valley".

Nakao 中尾 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Nakaoka 中岡 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nakasa Japanese

Nakasaki Japanese
Naka means "middle" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Nakasato Japanese

Nakasato 中里, なかさと Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Nakasato 仲里, なかさと Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Nakasawa Japanese

Nakase Japanese
Naka means "middle" and se means "ripple, current".

Nakasone 中曽根 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 中 (naka, "middle"), 曽 (so, of uncertain meaning) and 根 (ne, "root"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘; 1918–2019).

Nakata 中田 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nakatani 中谷 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Nakatsu Japanese

Nakatsuka 中塚, なかつか Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Nakatsutsumi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and tsutsumi means "enbankment, river, bank, dike".

Nakauchi 中内, 仲内 Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, relations" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside."

Nakaura Japanese
Naka means "Middle" and Ura means "Gulf, Bay, Inlet, Beach, Seacoast, Creek."

Nakawa 奈河, なかわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈河 (see Naka).

Nakaya Japanese
Variant of Nakatani.

Nakaya 中谷, なかや Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Nakaya 仲谷, なかや Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relation, relationship" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Nakayama 中山, 仲山, なかやま Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) "relationship, relations" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Nakayoshi Japanese
Naka means "middle" and yoshi means "good luck".

Nakazaki Japanese

Nakazato 中里, なかざと Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "center, middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village."

Nakazawa 中沢, 中澤, なかざわ Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".

Nakazone Japanese
Variant of Nakasone.

Nako 名幸 Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation" and 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness, blessing, fortune".

Namaru Japanese

Namatame 生田目, なまため Japanese
From Japanese 生 (nama) meaning "raw, fresh, natural", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 目 (me) meaning "look, appearance".

Namatsu Japanese

Namazu 鯰, なまず Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a former large village in the former district of Aida in the former Japanese province of Mimasaka in parts of present-day Okayama, Japan.

Namazu 鯰, なまず Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鯰 (Namazu) meaning "Namazu", a division in the town of Kashima in the district of Kamimashiki in the prefecture of Kumamoto in Japan.

Namba 難波 Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".

Nambara Japanese

Nambu Japanese

Nameda Japanese

Namigata Japanese
Variant of Namikata.

Namigawa Japanese
Variant of Namikawa.

Namikawa 波川, 波河, なみかわ Japanese
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".

Namiki 並木, なみき Japanese
From Japanese 並 (nami) meaning "row, line" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Namisato 波里, なみさと Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波里 (see Hari).

Namiyama 波山, なみやま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (nami) meaning "wave" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Namura Japanese

Nan 何, なん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Nanaho 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).

Nanahō 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.

Nanahoh 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).

Nanahoshi Japanese
Nana means "seven" and hoshi means "stars".

Nanahou 七宝, 七寳, ななほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Nanahō).

Nanami 七海 Japanese
From Japanese 七海 (nanami) meaning "seven seas".

Nanashima 七島 Japanese (Rare)
Japanese surname meaning "seven island".

Nanatsuki 七月 Japanese
七 (Nana) means "Seven" and 月 (Tsuki) means "Moon, Month".

Nanba 難波 Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".

Nanbu Japanese

Nangaku Japanese

Nani 何, なに Japanese (Rare)
Means "what" in Japanese.

Nanjo 南條 Japanese
From 南 (nan) meaning "south" and 條 (jo) meaning "section, article, clause".

Nanjou 南條, 南条, 南場, なんじょう Japanese
From Japanese 南 (nan) meaning "south" combined with 條 (jou) meaning "article", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous, or 場 (jou) meaning "location".

Nanke 南家 Japanese
From 南 (nan, minami) meaning "south" and 家 (ke, ie) meaning "home, house residence".

Nanomae Japanese
"Before one."

Nansai 南齋 Japanese

Naoe Japanese

Naoi Japanese

Nara 楢, 奈良, 那良, ナラ Japanese
This surname is used as 楢, 奈良 or 那良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Naraoka Japanese

Narasaki Japanese

Narazaki Japanese
Variant of Narasaki.

Narida Japanese

Narisaki Japanese
Narisaki is a japanese surname that denotes to noblewomen whom were exceptional and unique, as well as embodying the quality of novelty. It is believed to be a lost surname from an ancient Japanese reigning dynasty that was rediscovered and is now used by a sorority founded by Yuumi and Jovani.

Narisawa 成澤, 成沢 Japanese
From the Japanese 成 (nari) "turn into," "become" and 澤 or 沢 (sawa or zawa) "swamp."

Narita 成田 Japanese
From 成 (nari) meaning "become", and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy".

Narita 成田, なりた Japanese
From Japanese 成 (nari) meaning "become" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Naritomi Japanese

Nariyama Japanese
Nari means "thunder" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Narizaka Japanese
Variant of Narisaka.

Narizaki Japanese
Variant of Narisaki.

Naru なる Japanese
The meaning of the name Naru is ''become''

Narukami 鳴上 Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 上 (kami) meaning "above".

Narumi Japanese
Naru means "become". Mi means "veiw, outlook".

Narumi 鳴海, なるみ Japanese
From Japanese 鳴 (naru) meaning "cry" and 海 (mi) meaning "sea, ocean".

Narumiya 成宮, なるみや Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, constellation".

Naruse 成瀬, なるせ Japanese
From Japanese 成 (naru) meaning "become" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Narutaki Japanese
Naru means "become" and taki means "fountain".

Nase Japanese

Nashima Japanese

Nasu 奈須 Japanese
From 奈 (na) meaning "what" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, moment, necessary".

Nasukawa 那須川 Japanese
From 那 (na) meaning "what", 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary, moment", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Natori Japanese

Natori 名取, なとり Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 取 (toru) meaning "take, fetch".

Natsugawa Japanese
Variant of Natsukawa, meaning "summer river".

Natsugoe Japanese

Natsukawa Japanese
This name means Summer River. From natsu "summer" and kawa "river".

Natsuki Japanese
Natsu means "summer" and ki means "tree, wood".

Natsume 棗, なつめ Japanese
From Japanese 棗 (natsume) meaning "jujube". Natsume was a large village in the former district of Sakai, but the surname could also be from the former name for the area of Ishishimbo.

Natsume 夏目, なつめ Japanese
From Japanese 夏 (Natsu) meaning "summer" and 目 (me) meaning "eye". A famous bearer of this name was Japanese writer Sōseki Natsume (1867-1916).

Natsumi Japanese (Rare)
This is occasionally,but rarely used as a last name. Natsu means "Summer",and Mi in this surname means "Look". So the literal meaning of this could be "Look at Summer",or "The Look of Summer"... [more]

Nawa Japanese

Nawa 名和, なわ Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace".

Nawachi 縄稚 Japanese

Nawada Japanese

Nawata Japanese

Naya 納, なや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Neda Japanese

Negi Japanese

Negishi 根岸, ねぎし Japanese
From Japanese 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank".

Negoro Japanese

Neho 根保 Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "raised foundation".

Neji 子師, ネジ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 子師, combining 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac)" with 師 (shi, su, nara.u, moromoro) meaning "army, exemplar, expert, master, model, teacher, war."

Nemoto 根本 Japanese
From 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin".

Nerome Japanese

Neyama Japanese
Ne means "root" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Nga 根賀 Ethiopian, Japanese
Ethiopian: from the personal name Nega, which is interpreted as "it became morning" in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.... [more]

Nibe 新部, にいべ, にべ Japanese
Variant transcription or reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Nigi Japanese

Nigorikawa Japanese

Nihon 日本 Japanese (Rare)
Means "Japan" in Japanese, though originally from 日本 (nihon), a clipping of 日本晴れ (nihombare) meaning "no clouds in the sky". It is a reference to an event in the Edo Period, of a weather forecaster who was asked for the weather and answered 日本晴れ... [more]

Nihon'yagi 二本柳, にほんやぎ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).

Nihonyagi 二本柳, にほんやぎ Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yagi).

Nihon'yanagi 二本柳, にほんやなぎ Japanese
Means "2 salix trees", from Japanese 二本 (nihon) meaning "2 (cylindrical objects)" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "salix". This is the name of a few places in Japan (in the city of Goshogawara and the city of Gonohe).

Nihonyanagi 二本柳, にほんやなぎ Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 二本柳 (see Nihon'yanagi).

Nii 新 Japanese
From 新 (nii) meaning "new".

Niibe 新部, にいべ Japanese
From Japanese 新 (nii) meaning "new" and 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part".

Niibu Japanese

Niida 新井田, 仁井田 Japanese
From 新 (ni) meaning "new" or 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence", combined with 井 (i) meaning "well", and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Niidera 新寺, にいでら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 新 (nii-) meaning "temple" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".

Niigaki Japanese
Variant of Niikaki.

Niihara Japanese
Nii means "new" and hara means "plain, field".

Niijima Japanese

Niikura 新倉, 新蔵, 新鞍 Japanese
From the Japanese 新 (nii) "new" and 倉 or 蔵 (kura) "storehouse" or 鞍 (kura) "saddle."

Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".

Niishima Japanese

Niizeki Japanese
Variant of Niiseki.

Nijibayashi 虹林 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 虹 (Niji) meaning "Rainbow" and 林 (Bayashi) meaning "Forest". A notable bearer of this surname was academic author Kei Nijibayashi.

Nijimura 虹村 Japanese (Rare)

Nijine Japanese (Rare)
Niji means "rainbow" and ne means "root".

Nijino 虹乃 Japanese
Made up of the kanji 虹, meaning "rainbow", and 乃 ,meaning "of"。... [more]

Nijio Japanese
Niji means "rainbow" and o means "tail".

Nikaido Japanese

Nikaido 二階堂 Japanese (Rare, ?)
From japanese kanji 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" combined with 堂 (dō) meaning "temple". The last name is a name of a clan of Japanese samurai that ruled the Iwase District of Mutsu Province during the Sengoku period during the Kamakura era... [more]

Nikaido 二階堂, にかいどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二階堂 (see Nikaidō).

Nikaidō 二階堂, にかいどう Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Nikaidou Japanese

Niki Japanese

Nimura 二村, にむら Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Ninomiya 二宮, 二ノ宮, にのみや Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", ノ (no), a possessive marker, and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Nioka 二岡, におか Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nippon 日本 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nihon.

Nirehara 楡原, にれはら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 楡原 (Nirehara), an variant reading of 楡原 (Nirebara) meaning "Nirebara", a former large village in the district of Koshi in the former Japanese province of Echigo in parts of present-day Niigata, Japan or an area in the same place, in the city of Nagaoka in the prefecture of Niigata in Japan.

Nishi 西, にし Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nishiaki Japanese

Nishibayashi 西林 Japanese
From 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest, woods, grove".

Nishibe 西部, にしべ Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Nishibori Japanese
Variant of Nishihori.

Nishida 西田 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nishidate 西舘, にしだて Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 舘 (tate) meaning "mansion, large building, palace".

Nishide Japanese

Nishigai Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishigawa Japanese
Variant of Nishikawa.

Nishigaya Japanese
Variant of Nishitani.

Nishiguchi 西口 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Nishihara 西原 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, field, plain, wilderness".

Nishii 西井, にしい Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nishijima Japanese
Variant of Nishishima.