Japanese Submitted Surnames

Japanese names are used in Japan and in Japanese communities throughout the world. Note that depending on the Japanese characters used these names can have many other meanings besides those listed here. See also about Japanese names.
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Submitted names are contributed by users of this website. The accuracy of these name definitions cannot be guaranteed.
Nijino 虹乃 Japanese
Made up of the kanji , meaning "rainbow", and ,meaning "of"。... [more]
Nijio Japanese
Niji means "rainbow" and o means "tail".
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".
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".
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".
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".
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".
Nishimaki 西巻, 西牧, にしまき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" or 巻 (maki) meaning "winding, rolling"..
Nishimiya 西宮 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Nishimoto 西本, にしもと Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Nishina 仁科 Japanese
From 仁 (ni) meaning "benevolence, compassion" and 科 (shina) meaning "grade, examination, categorized classes".
Nishino 西野, にしの Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, meadow, wilderness".
Nishinohara 西野原, 西之原, 西ノ原 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野原 (nohara) meaning "grass field".
Nishio 西尾 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".
Nishioka 西岡 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Nishisawa Japanese
Nishi means "west" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Nishishima 西島 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Nishiura 西浦, にしうら Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".
Nishiwaki 西脇, にしわき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".
Nishiyasu 西安, にしやす Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium". The fact that it is homographic as Japanese 西安 (Shīan) meaning "Xi'an", a city in Shaanxi, China, is coincidental.
Nishizaki 西崎, にしざき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Nishizuka 西塚, にしづか Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Nitoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.
Nitou Japanese
Variant transcription of Nito.
Niwa 庭, にわ Japanese
Means "garden" in Japanese.
Niwa 丹羽, にわ Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".
Niwano 庭野 Japanese
From niwa and no.
No 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).
Nobe 野邊 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field, wilderness" and 邊 (be) meaning "general area, place, vicinity".
Nobira 野平 Japanese
From the Japanese 野 (no) "field," "area" and 平 (hira) "peace."
Nobunaga Japanese
Nobu means "trust, believe" and naga means "long, cheif".... [more]
Nōda 納田, のうだ Japanese
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.
Noda 野田 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦; b. 1957).
Noda 納田, のだ, のうだ Japanese
Variant reading or transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Nogami 野上 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".
Nogita 野北 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 北 (kita) meaning "north".
Noh 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
Nohara 野原, のはら Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Nohda 納田, のうだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Noji 野地, のじ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".
Nojima 野島, 野嶋, のじま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Nojiri Japanese
No means "rice paddy, field" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".
Nokawa 野川 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream."
Noko のこ, 野古 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 古 (ko) meaning "old, antique, ancient".
Nomi 乃美 Japanese
From the Japanese possessive particle 乃 (no) and 美 (mi) "beauty."
Nomiyama 野見山 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, plain", 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, perspective", 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Nomizu 野水 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Nomori 野森, 乃森 Japanese (?)
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle combined with 森 (mori) meaning "forest".
Nomoto 野本, 野元, のもと Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".
Nomura 野村 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Nonaka 野中 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Nonomura 野々村, ののむら Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field" and 村 (mura) meaning "village".
Nonoyama 野々山, ののやま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" (repeated, indicated by the iteration mark 々) and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Norimine 儀嶺 Japanese
Possibly from 儀 (nori) meaning "rites, ceremonies" and 嶺 (mine) meaning "peak, summit".
Noro 野呂, のろ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 呂 (ro) meaning "spine, backbone".
Nōsawa 納沢, のうさわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Nosawa Japanese
No means "field, plain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Nosawa 納沢, のうさわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōsawa).
Nose 野瀬, のせ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".
Nose 能勢, のせ Japanese
From Japanese 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill" and 勢 (se) meaning "force, energy, strength".
Noshima Japanese
No means "field, rice paddy, wilderness" and shima means "island".
Nosho 納庄 Japanese
From 納 (no) meaning "payment, supply, acceptance" and 庄 (sho) meaning "village, manor, hamlet."
Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".
Noto Japanese
No means "wilderness, field, plain" and to means "wisteria" or "door".
Notoh Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Notou Japanese
Variant of Noto.
Nou 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see ).
Nouda 納田, のうだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).
Noyama 野山 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 野 meaning "Field", and 山 meaning "Mountain".
Nozaki 野崎, のざき Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".
Nōzawa 納沢, のうざわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.
Nozawa 納沢, のうざわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).
Nozoe 野末, 野副 Japanese
Possibly from 野 (no) meaning "field, plain" and 末 (soe) meaning "end, tip, conclusion, final".
Nukufuyu 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.
Nukuto 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading or transcription of Nukutō.
Nukuto 貫渡, 〆渡 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 貫 (nuku) meaning "pierce; go through" and 渡 (to) meaning "go across, migrate".
Nukutō 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 抽く (nuku) meaning "to pull out; to draw out" and 冬 () meaning "winter".
Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".
Numahata 沼形 Japanese
Possibly from 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 形 (hata) meaning "shape, form, type".
Numasawa 沼沢, 沼澤 Japanese
From 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh".
Numata 沼田, ぬまた Japanese
From Japanese 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Nureki 濡木 Japanese
From 濡 (nu, nure) meaning "wet" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Nushiro 主代, ぬしろ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主代 (nushiro), a contraction of 主代 (nushishiro), from 主 (nushi), a variant reading of 主 (shu), a clipping of 主人 (shujin) meaning "master, owner, host" and 代 (shiro), a variant reading of 代 (dai), a clipping of 代理 (dairi) meaning "surrogation; proxy", referring to someone who would represent their master.
Nushishiro 主代, ぬししろ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
Nushiyo 主代, ぬしよ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).
O 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Ō 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Oku.
Ōba 大場, おおば Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Oba 大場, おおば Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).
Obama 小浜 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Obara Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.
Obata 小畑, おばた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".
Obata 小幡, おばた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".
Obata 小八田, おばた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata).
Ōbayashi 大林, おおばやし Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".
Obayashi 大林, おおばやし Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大林 (see Ōbayashi).
Obinaga 帯長, 帯永, おびなが Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 帯 (obi) meaning "sash; belt" and 長 (naga), the root form of 長い (nagai) meaning "long; lengthy".... [more]
Obuchi 小渕 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (o, "small") and 渕 (淵, fuchi, "abyss, edge"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Keizō Obuchi (小渕 恵三; 1937–2000).
Ochiai 落合, おちあい Japanese
From Japanese 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 合 (ai) meaning "fit, suit, join".
Ochitani 落谷 Japanese
From 落 (ochi) meaning "fall, leave behind, drop" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".
Ochiya 落谷 Japanese
A variant of Ochitani.
Oda 小田, 尾田, 織田, 小多, 尾多 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (o) "small," 尾 (o) "tail" or 織 (o) "fabric," "material," "cloth" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy" or 多 (ta or da) "many."... [more]
Odajima 小田島, おだじま Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Odaka 小高, おだか Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".
Odate Japanese
O means "big, great" and date is a form of tate, which could mean "stand, rise".
Odo 小土, おど Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).
Ōe 大江, おおえ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".
Oe Japanese
O means "big, great" and e means "inlet, shore".
Oe 大江, おおえ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大江 (see Ōe).
Ōga 淡河, 王賀, 相賀, おうが Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 淡河, 王賀 or 相賀 with 淡 (tan, awa.i) meaning "faint, fleeting, pale, thin," 河 (ka, kawa) meaning "river," 王 (ou, -nou) meaning "king, magnate, rule," 相 (shou, sou, ai-, ou) meaning "aspect, councillor, each other, inter-, minister of state, mutual, phase, physiognomy, together" and 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy."... [more]
Ogai Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Ōgami 大神, 大上, 大賀美, おおがみ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (tai, dai, oo-, -oo.ini, oo.kii) meaning "large, great", 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "god, deity", 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy" and 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty, beautiful".
Ogami 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神 Japanese
This surname is used as 拝, 小上, 小神, 尾上, 尾神, 男神 with 拝 (hai, oga.mu, oroga.mu) meaning "adore, pray to, worship," 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small," 尾 (bi, o) meaning "end, tail," 男 (dan, nan, o, otoko) meaning "male," 上 (shan, shou, jou, a.gari, a.garu, a.geru, ue, -ue, uwa-, kami, nobo.su, nobo.seru, nobo.ri, nobo.ru, yo.su) meaning "above, up" and 神 (shin, jin, kami, kan-, kou-) meaning "gods, mind, soul."
Ogasahara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Ogasawara 小笠原 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small", 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat", and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Ogasawara 小笠原 Japanese
From Japanese 小笠原 (Ogasawara) meaning "Ogasawara", a former village in the former district of Koma in the former Japanese province of Kai in parts of present-day Yamanashi, Japan.
Ogata 緒方, おがた Japanese
From Japanese 緒 (o) meaning "thread" and 方 (kata) meaning "person, way, method".
Ogata 尾形, おがた Japanese
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot, end" and 形 (kata) meaning "shape, form".
Ogawara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Ogaya Japanese
Variant of Otani.
Ogihara Japanese
Ogi means "reed, rush" and hara means "field, plain".
Ogino Japanese
Variant of Okino.
Ogino 荻野, おぎの Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Ogiwara 荻原 Japanese
From Japanese 荻 (ogi) meaning "reed, rush" and 原 (wara) meaning "field".
Oguchi Japanese
"Big, great mouth/opening".
Oguma Japanese
Variant of Ōkuma.
Ogura 小倉 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".
Oguri 小栗, おぐり Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small, little" and 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".
Oguro Japanese
Variant of Okuro.
Ōgushi 大串, おおぐし Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 串 (kushi) meaning "skewer, spit".
Ogushi 大串, おおぐし Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大串 (see Ōgushi).
Oh 奥, おう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Ō).
Ōhama 大浜, 大濱 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 浜 or 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".
Ōhara 大原 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ohara 小原 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Ōhashi 大橋 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".
Ohashi 大橋 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōhashi.
Ohayashi Japanese
This is the less common variant of Kobayashi.
Ohda Japanese
Variant transcription of Oda.
Ohe Japanese
Variant transcription of Oe.
Ohguro Japanese
Variant transcription of Oguro.
Ohi Japanese
Variant of Oi.
Ōhira 大平, おおひら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Ohira 大平, おおひら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大平 (see Ōhira).
Ohjima Japanese
Variant transcription of Ojima.
Ohka Japanese
A transcription of Oka meaning "Ridge, Hill". It's likely an americanized spelling.
Ohki Japanese
Variant transcription of Oki.
Ohkubo Japanese
Variant transcription of Okubo.
Ohman 大万, おおまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 大万 (see Ōman).
Ohmori Japanese
Variant of Omori.
Ohmura Japanese
Variant transcription of Omura.
Ohno 大野 Japanese
From 大 (meaning large) and 野 (meaning field).
Ohori 大堀 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) meaning "large, great, big" and 堀 (hori) meaning "canal, moat."
Ohsawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Osawa.
Ohshima Japanese
Variant transcription of Oshima.
Ohsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Osuka.
Ohtani 大谷 Japanese
Variant transcription of Ootani.
Ohto Japanese
Variant transcription of Oto.
Ohtsu 大津 Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsu.
Ohtsuka Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuka.
Ohtsuki Japanese
Variant transcription of Otsuki.
Ohwada Japanese
Variant transcription of Owada.
Ohyagi Japanese
Variant transcription of Oyagi.
Oi 大井 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 井 (i) meaning "well, spring".
Oikawa 及川 Japanese
From Japanese 及 (oi) meaning "reach out, exert, cause" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ōishi 大石 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".
Oishi 大石 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōishi.
Oiso 大磯 Japanese
Ōiwa 大岩, おおいわ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大岩 (see Ōiwa).
Ojima Japanese
Variant of Oshima.
Ojiro 尾白 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 尾 (o) meaning "tail" and 白 (jiro) meaning "white"
Ojiya 小路谷, おじや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).
Oka Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Okada 岡田 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Okajima 岡島 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Okamizu 岡水 Japanese
From 岡 (oka) meaning "hill" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".
Ōkano 桜花野, 櫻花野 Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "cherry blossom flower field".
Okano 岡野 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okanoue Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill", no is a possessive article and ue means "above, top, upper".
Okasahara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okasaka Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and means "slope, hill".
Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".
Okasawara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.
Okase Japanese
Oka means "hill, ridge" and se means "ripple".
Okashima 岡島 Japanese
岡 (Oka) means "ridge, hill" and 島 (shima) means "island".
Okata Japanese
Variant of Okada.
Okatani Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill" and tani means "valley".
Ōkawa 大川, おおかわ Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Okawa 大川, 大河 Japanese
From the Japanese 大 (o) "big" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
Okawa 大川, おおかわ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大川 (see Ōkawa).
Ōkawara 大河原, おおかわら Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great", 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Okawara 大河原, おおかわら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河原 (see Ōkawara).
Okayama 岡山, おかやま Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".