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.
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).
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".
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 Japanese
A variant of Noshima.... [more]
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."
Nomi 乃美 Japanese
From the Japanese possessive particle 乃 (no) and 美 (mi) "beauty."
Nomizu Japanese
No means "field, wilderness" and mizu means "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 Japanese
"Field origin".
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, 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 Japanese
A variant of Okuri.
Oguri 小栗, おぐり Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" 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.
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) "big" and 堀 (hori) "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 及川おいかわ徹とおる Japanese
Oikawa is the name of Toru Oikawa from the popular volleyball anime Haikyuu! ... [more]
Oikawa 及川, おいかわ 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
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Oiwa 大岩 Japanese
From 大 (ō) meaning “big, large” and 岩 (iwa) meaning “rock”.
Oiwa 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".
Okayasu 岡安, おかやす Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet".
Okazumi 岡住 Japanese
Variant of Okasumi.
Ōki 大木, おおき Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".
Oki 大木, おおき Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大木 (see Ōki).
Oki 沖, おき Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea".
Okiayu Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and ayu means "trout".
Okie Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and e means "inlet, river".
Okimatsu Japanese
Matsu means "pine, fir tree" and oki means "open sea".
Okimoto 沖本, おきもと Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".
Okino Japanese
O could mean "big, great" and ki can mean "tree, wood", or it could be spelled as oki meaning "open sea", and no means "field, plain".
Okino 沖野, おきの Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".
Okise Japanese
Oki means "open sea" and se means "river".
Okita 沖田, おきた Japanese
From Japanese 沖 (oki) meaning "open sea" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okitani Japanese
Oki could mean "open sea", or it could be spelled as o meaning "big, great", and tani meaning "valley".
Okkotsu 乙骨, おっこつ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 乙骨 (Okkotsu), a variant reading and spelling of 乙事 (Okkoto), an area in the town of Fujimi in the district of Suwa in the prefecture of Nagano in Japan.
Ōkōchi 大河内, おおこうち Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 河内 (kōchi) meaning "plain in a river basin".
Okochi 大河内 Japanese
Variant transcription of Ookouchi.
Okochi 大河内, おおこうち Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 大河内 (see Ōkōchi).
Okota 興古田, 小古田, オコタ Japanese (Rare)
This name is used to combine 興 (kou, kyou, oko.ru, oko.su) meaning "interest, pleasure," or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 古 (ko, furu.i, furu-, -furu.su) meaning "old" and 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field, rice paddy."
Oku 奥, おく Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside; inner depths". 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]
Oku 屋, おく Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside, interior".
Ōkubo 大久保 Japanese
From Japanese 大 (o) meaning "big, great" combined with 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect"... [more]
Okubo 大久保 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Ōkubo.
Okuda 奥田, おくだ Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Okuda 小管, おくだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).
Okudaira 奥平 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 平 (taira) meaning "level, even, peaceful".
Okuhashi Japanese
Oku means "inside, interior" and hashi means "bridge".
Okui Japanese
Oku means "interior, inside" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".
Okukawa Japanese (Rare)
Oku means "interior,secluded,further out" and kawa means "river". Minako Okukawa is a fictional character from Yuri!!! On Ice and it's also the name of a company.
Ōkuma 大隈, 大熊, 逢隈 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 大 (ō, "big, great") or 逢 (ō, "meeting") and 熊 (kuma, "bear") or 隈 (kuma, "recess, corner, shade")