Japanese Submitted Surnames

Sugisaka 杉坂, すぎさか Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Sugisaki 杉崎, すぎさき Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Sugitani Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and tani means "valley".... [more]

Sugiuchi Japanese
Sugi means "cedar" and uchi means "inside".

Sugiya Japanese
Variant of Sugitani.

Sugizaki 杉崎, すぎさき Japanese
Sugizaki (杉崎) can be translated out to (杉 = cedar; cryptomeria & 崎 = promontory; cape; spit) can be fully read as "Promontory of the cedar" it simply as "Cedar Promontory"

Sugo Japanese

Suguri スグリ, 村主 Japanese (Rare)

Suguro Japanese

Suha 斯波, すは Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Suichi Japanese
Su means "oil" and ichi means "market".

Suisenji Japanese

Sumen Japanese

Sumeragi 皇, すめらぎ Japanese
From Japanese 皇 (sumeragi), script-changed from 皇木 (sumeragi), from 皇 (sumera), a sound-changed clipping of 皇華山 (Kōkasan) meaning "Kōka Mountain", a mountain in the area of Kitahanazawa in the city of Higashiōmi in the prefecture of Shiga in Japan, and 木 (gi), the joining form of 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]

Sumida 住田, 隅田, すみだ Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" or 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sumigai Japanese
Possibly from (ko) meaning "small" and 住 (sumi) meaning "residence, dwelling, abode" or 隅 (sumi) meaning "corner, nook.

Sumigaya Japanese

Sumikura Japanese
Sumi means "pure" and kura means "storehouse, warehouse".

Sumino Japanese

Sumisu スミス Japanese
This is the Japanese pronunciation of Smith

Sumita Japanese

Sumita 澄田, すみた Japanese
From Japanese 澄 (sumi) meaning "clear, pure" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sumitani Japanese

Sumitomo 住友 Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "living" and 友 (tomo) meaning "friend".

Sumiya Japanese

Sumiyoshi 住吉, すみよし Japanese
From Japanese 住 (sumi) meaning "dwelling, residence, abode" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck".

Sumura 須村 Japanese
From 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Sunabara 砂原, すなばら Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 砂原 (see Sunahara).

Sunabe Japanese

Sunada 砂田, すなだ Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sunadori 漁 Japanese (Rare)
漁 (Sunadori) means "fishing".

Sunaga Japanese

Sunagawa 砂川, すながわ Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Sunahara 砂原, すなはら Japanese
From Japanese 砂 (suna) meaning "sand" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, plain, field".

Sunako 砂子, 沙子 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 砂 or 沙 (suna) both meaning "sand" combined with 子 (ko) meaning "child".

Sunami 斯波, すなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Sunamoto Japanese
Suna means "sand" and moto means "origin, source, root".

Sunata Japanese

Suō 周防, すおう Japanese (Rare)
Derived from place name Suō.... [more]

Suoh Japanese

Suruga Japanese

Suruki Japanese

Suta Japanese

Suwa 諏訪, すわ Japanese
From Japanese 諏 (su) meaning "consult, confer" and 訪 (wa) meaning "visit, call on".

Suwa 斯波, すわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Suwabe Japanese
A notable bearer is Junichi Suwabe, a singer and voice actor.

Suwada Japanese

Suwano Japanese

Suwata Japanese

Suyama 須山, すやま Japanese
From Japanese 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Suzu 鈴 Japanese
Means "bell" in Japanese.

Suzuda Japanese

Suzugai Japanese
Variant of Suzutani.

Suzugawa Japanese
Variant of Suzukawa.

Suzugaya Japanese
Variant of Suzutani.

Suzuhira Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Suzukawa Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and kawa means "river, stream".

Suzukaze 涼風 Japanese
From Japanese 涼 (suzu) meaning "cool, refreshing" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".

Suzumiya Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "chime, bell" and miya means "shrine".

Suzumoto Japanese
Suzu means "bell, chime" and moto means "base, source, root, origin".

Suzumura 錫村, 鈴村 Japanese
From Japanese 錫 (suzu) meaning "copper, tin" or 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" combined with 村 (mura) meaning "village, town". Other kanji combinations are possible. ... [more]

Suzumura 鈴村, すずむら Japanese
From Japanese 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Suzushiro 鈴城 Japanese
From 鈴 (suzu) meaning "bell, chime" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".

Suzuta Japanese

Suzutani Japanese (Rare)
Suzu means "bell, chime" and tani means "valley".

Suzuura Japanese
Suzu means "chime, bell" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Suzuya Japanese (Rare)
This is the more commonly heard variation of Suzutani.

Syoukai Japanese

Syouki Japanese

Tabako Japanese (Rare)

Tabata Japanese

Tabata 田端, たばた Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".

Tabata 田畑, 田畠, たばた Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 畑 or 畠 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".

Tabeta 田端, 多部田 Japanese
In eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, its often written as 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" and 端 (beta) meaning "edge, end". However, tabe has also been spelled with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Tabi 多比, たび Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多比 (Tabi) meaning "Tabi", an area in the city of Numazu in the prefecture of Shizuoka in Japan.

Tabida Japanese

Tabio Japanese

Tabira Japanese

Tabita Japanese

Tabuchi 田渕, 田淵, たぶち Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".

Tabukasa Japanese

Tabuse Japanese

Tachigawa Japanese
Variant of Tachikawa.

Tachikawa Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kawa means "river, stream".

Tachikura Japanese
Tachi means "stand" and kura means "granary, storehouse, warehouse, have, possess".

Tada 多田 Japanese
From the Japanese 多 (ta) "many" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."

Tadanaga Japanese

Tadano 多田野, ただの Japanese
From Japanese 多 (ta) meaning "many", 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Tadano 只野, ただの Japanese
From Japanese 只 (tada) meaning "only, simply, just" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Tadayashiki 多田屋敷 Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters 多 meaning "many" and 田 meaning "rice field", and 屋 and 敷, 屋敷 meaning "great house".

Tadokoro 田所 Japanese
Tadokoro literally means "farmland, country". It is spelled with 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 所 (dokoro) meaning "place, institute, plant, station".

Taenaka Japanese

Tafu 多布, たふ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 多布 (Tafu) meaning "Tafu", a former township in the former district of Kōge in the former Japanese province of Buzen in parts of present-day Ōita, Japan and Fukuoka, Japan.

Tagami Japanese

Tagashira 田頭 Japanese
From 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" combined with 頭 (hashira) meaning "head, brain".

Tagawa 田川 Japanese (Rare)
Tagawa means "ricefield river"

Taguchi 田口 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Tahara 田原 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Tahi 多斐, たひ Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tabi, but written 多斐 and pronounced differently.

Tai 泰, たい Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 泰 (tai) meaning "peaceful".

Taida Japanese

Taira たいら Japanese
Meaning "peace". Together with the Fujiwara and Minamoto, this is one of the most prominent clans in Japanese history... [more]

Taita Japanese

Tajima 田島, 田嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Tajiri 田尻, タジリ Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 尻 (shiri) "behind, end, rear".

Taka Japanese
From Japanese taka, meaning "high, tall". Other kanji combinations are also possible.

Takabe 高部, たかべ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Takada 高田 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Takafuji 高藤, たかふじ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "high" and 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria".

Takagahara Japanese

Takagai Japanese

Takagaki 高垣, たかがき Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "high, tall" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "fence".

Takagami Japanese

Takagaya Japanese

Takagi 高木 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Takagiri 高桐 Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, tall, expensive" and giri is a variant of 桐 (Kiri) meaning "foxglove, paulownia tree".... [more]

Takahama Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and hama means "beach".

Takahara 高原 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Takahata 高畑 Japanese
高 (Taka) means "expensive, tall, high" and 畑 (hata) means "field, farmland".... [more]

Takahide Japanese (Rare)
Taka means "eagle" such as in surname "Takasu" but more commonly means "tall,high" instead. Hide means "fine,excellence". This must be one of the very few Japanese surnames that has "Hide" in it. It is mostly just a first name element... [more]

Takahoshi Japanese
From Japanese 高 (Taka) meaning "tall, high" and 星 (Hoshi) meaning "star" or other kanji with the same pronunciation.

Takai 高井 Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "expensive" and 井 (i) "well."

Takaishi 高石 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Takakeishō Japanese

Takaki Japanese
Taka means "high" and ki means "wood, tree".

Takaku Japanese

Takakura Japanese

Takakura 高倉, たかくら Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse".

Takakuwa 高桑 Japanese
From the Japanese 高 (taka) "high," "tall," "expensive" and 桑 (kuwa) "mulberry tree."

Takamachi 高町 Japanese
A surname of Japanese origin. It means "high town". Notable bearers are Nanoha Takamachi from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha, and Shiro and Miyuki Takamachi from Triangle Heart 3: Sweet Songs Forever.

Takamaki 高巻 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 巻 (maki) meaning "scroll, book, roll up, tie" or 高巻 (takamaki) meaning "to detour around a waterfall"

Takamaru 高丸, タカマル Japanese
This surname is used as 高丸 with 高 (kou, taka.i, taka, -daka, taka.maru, taka.meru) meaning "expensive, high, tall" and 丸 (gan, maru, maru.i, maru.meru) meaning "curl up, explain away, full, make round, month, perfection, pills, roll up, round, seduce."... [more]

Takamatsu 高松 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Takami Japanese
Taka means "High, Tall, Expensive" and Mi means "Viewing, See, Outlook".

Takamine Japanese
Tákats means "high, expensive" and mine means "peak".

Takamitsu Japanese
"Taka" is high or tall, "Mitsu" is light (as in sunlight, lightbulb). This is a rare family name in Japan. It was created by a family within that last century, but strangely enough a couple other families with no blood relation have showed up with that surname within the last 20 years in the Japanese phonebook.

Takamiya 高宮 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Takamizu Japanese

Takamori 高森, たかもり Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Takamoto 高本 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Takamura Japanese
Taka means "high, expensive, tall" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Takanaka 高中 Japanese
From 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle, in between".

Takanashi 高梨 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 梨 (nashi) meaning "pear".

Takano 高野 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 野 (no) "field, wilderness".

Takao 高尾 Japanese
From 高 (taka) meaning "high, tall, expensive" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Takaoka 高岡, たかおか Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Takara 高良 Japanese
From 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high, boasting" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".

Takasaki 高崎 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Takasato Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and sato means "village, hamlet, type of measurement, league, parent's home".

Takase 高瀬, たかせ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".

Takashima 高島, 高嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Takashina Japanese

Takashio Japanese (Rare)

Takasu 高須, たかす Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 須 (su) meaning "necessary".

Takasugi 高杉 Japanese

Takasumi Japanese

Takata Japanese
Variant of Takada.

Takatani Japanese

Takatō Japanese

Takatsuka Japanese
Taka means "high" and tsuka means "mound, hill".

Takatsuki 高月, 高槻, たかつき Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, expensive" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon, month" or 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree".

Takatsutsumi Japanese
Taka means "high, tall, expensive" and tsutsumi means "river, bank, enbankment, dike".

Takaura Japanese
Taka means "tall, high, expensive" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Takawa Japanese

Takaya Japanese

Takayama 高山 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Takayanagi 高柳, たかやなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Takayasu Japanese
Taka means "tall, high" and yasu means "cheap, inexpensive, relax"

Takazaki Japanese
Variant of Takasaki.

Takazato 高里 Japanese
高 (Taka) means "high, expensive, tall" and zato is a variant of 里 (sato) meaning "type of measurement, village, league, parent's home". ... [more]

Takazuka Japanese
Variant of Takatsuka.

Takeba Japanese

Takebara Japanese
Variant of Takehara.

Takebe 竹部, 武部, 建部, たけべ Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial", 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo", or 建 (take) meaning "build, construct", and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Takegawa Japanese
Variant of Takekawa.

Takegoshi Japanese

Takehara Japanese (Rare)
Take means "Bamboo" while Hara means "Plain". This surname means " Plain of the Bamboo". Takehara is also a city in Hiroshima and a railway station.

Takehara 竹原, たけはら Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Takehomi Japanese

Takei 武井, 竹井, たけい Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" or 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Takeiri Japanese

Takeishi 竹石, 武石, たけいし Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" or 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Takekawa Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and kawa means "stream, river".

Takemitsu Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and mitsu can mean "light".

Takemiya 竹宮 Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Takemizu 竹水 Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" combined with 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Takemori Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and mori means "forest".

Takemoto 竹本, たけもと Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Takemura 竹村 Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Takeno 武野 Japanese
From Japanese and 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Takenouchi Japanese

Takeo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and o means "tail".

Takeoka Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and oka means "ridge, hill".

Takesada Japanese

Takesawa 武沢, 武澤, たけさわ Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Takeshita 竹下, たけした Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Taketa 武田, たけた Japanese
From Japanese 武 (take) meaning "military, martial" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Taketatsu 竹達 Japanese
竹 (Take) means "bamboo", 達 (tatsu) means "reach". ... [more]

Taketsuru Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) "bamboo" and 鶴 (tsuru) "crane (bird)".

Takewara Japanese
Variant of Takehara.

Takeyama 竹山, たけやま Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Takeyoshi 武吉 Japanese
From 武 (take) meaning "military" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "good luck, fortune".

Takezawa 竹沢, 竹澤, たけざわ Japanese
From Japanese 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Takezo Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and zo means "castle".

Takezou Japanese

Taki 滝, 瀧, たき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids".

Takida Japanese

Takigai Japanese
Variant of Takitani.

Takigami Japanese

Takigawa 滝川, 瀧川, たきがわ Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Takigaya Japanese
Variant of Takitani.

Takiguchi 滝口, 瀧口, たきぐち Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, opening, entrance".

Takikawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and kawa means "river, stream".

Takimoto 瀧本, たきもと Japanese
From Japanese 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Takimura Japanese
Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Takino Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and no means field, rice paddy".

Takinoue Japanese
Taki means "waterfall", no is a possessive particle meaning "therefore, of", and ue means "top, above, upper".

Takisaki Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Takita Japanese

Takitani Japanese
Taki means "waterfall, rapids" and tani means "valley".

Takiya 滝谷 Japanese (Rare)
Taki (滝) means "waterfall", ya (谷) means "valley". One notable fictional character who bears this surname is Genji Takiya (滝谷 源治) from Crows Zero, this surname is very rare.

Takiyama 滝山, 瀧山 Japanese
From Japanese 滝 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Takizaki Japanese
Variant of Takisaki.

Takizawa Japanese
Taki means "waterfall" and zawa comes from sawa meaning "marsh, swamp".

Takizawa 滝沢, 滝澤, 瀧沢, 瀧澤, たきざわ Japanese
From Japanese 滝 or 瀧 (taki) meaning "waterfall, rapids" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Takubo Japanese

Takuma Japanese

Takumi 宅見 Japanese
From 宅 (taku) meaning "home, house, residence" and 見 (mi) meaning "see, view, outlook".

Takushi Japanese

Tamachi Japanese

Tamada 玉田, たまだ Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tamagawa 玉川, 玉河, たまがわ Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "gem, jewel, ball" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Tamai 玉井 Japanese
From the Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, bundle" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Tamakawa Japanese
Tama means "jewel square" and kawa means "river".

Tamaki 玉城, 玉置, 玉木 Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" combined with 城 (ki) meaning "castle", 置 (ki) meaning "put, place, set", or 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Tamakoshi 玉越 Japanese
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 越 (koshi) meaning "pass, go over, cross, exceed, surpass, transgress".

Tamamoto 玉元 Japanese, Ryukyuan, Okinawan
From 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball" and 元 (moto) meaning "origin".

Tamamura Japanese
Tama means "Jewel" and Mura means "village."... [more]

Tamanaha Japanese

Tamanishi 玉西, たまにし Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (Tama) meaning "jewel; ball" and 西 (Nishi) meaning "west; Spain".

Tamano 玉野, 玉乃 Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball, sphere" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no), a possessive particle.

Tamaoi Japanese (Rare)

Tamaoka 玉岡, たまおか Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "gem, jewel, ball" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tamara Japanese (Rare)

Tamari Japanese

Tamaru 田丸 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "paddy, field" combined with 丸 (maru) meaning "whole, complete".

Tamashiro 玉城 Japanese
Means "jewel castle" or "ball castle" in Japanese. From the Japanese words 玉 (jewel, ball) and 城 (castle). This surname is of Okinawan origin.

Tamata Japanese

Tamatsuka Japanese
Tama means "jewel" and tsuka means "mound".

Tamatsuki 玉槻, タマツキ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 玉槻 with 玉 (gyoku, tama, tama-, -dama) meaning "ball, jewel" and 槻 (ki, tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree."

Tamayama 玉山 Japanese
玉 (Tama) means "jewel, gem" and 山 (yama) means "mountain".

Tameishi 為石, 爲石, ためいし Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為 (tame) meaning "advantage; benefit" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone", referring to useful stone.... [more]

Tamekiyo Japanese

Tamekuni Japanese

Tamenari 為成, 爲成, ためなり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former area in the city of Bungotakada in the prefecture of Ōita in Japan.... [more]

Tamenari 為成, 爲成, ためなり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 為成 (Tamenari) meaning "Tamenari", a former division in the area of Fuchū in the city of Toyama in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]

Tamenori Japanese

Tami Japanese

Tamiya 田宮 Japanese (Rare)
Tamiya means "rice field palace". See also Miyata

Tamon 多門, 多聞, 田門, タモン Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 多門, 多聞 or 田門 with 多 (ta, oo.i, masa.ni, masa.ru) meaning "frequent, many, much", 田 (den, ta) meaning "rice field/paddy", 門 (mon, kado, to) meaning "gate" and 聞 (bun, mon, ki.ku, ki.koeru) meaning "ask, hear, listen."... [more]

Tamukoh Japanese

Tanabata Japanese (Rare)
This surname refers to the Japanese Star Festival on July 7th.

Tanabe 田辺, 田邊 Japanese
From Japanese 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy" and 辺 or 邊 (nabe) meaning "area, place".

Tanaca 田中 Japanese (Portuguese-style), Portuguese (Brazilian)
Portuguese form of Tanaka.

Tanada Japanese

Tanahara Japanese
Variant transcription of Tahara or variant of Takahara.

Tanahashi Japanese

Tanajara Japanese (Hispanicized), Spanish (Mexican)
Hispanicized form of Tanahara.

Tanase 棚瀬, 種瀬, 田名瀬, 多那瀬 Japanese
From 棚 (tana) meaning "shelf", 種 (tana) meaning "seed", 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field" combined with 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation, status", or 多 (ta) meaning "many, various" combined with 那 (na) meaning "what", that is then combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current, ripple, torrent"

Tanata Japanese

Tanda 反田, たんだ Japanese
From Japanese 反 (tan) referring to a unit of areal measure (equivalent to about 991.7 metres squared) and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tane Japanese

Taneda 種田 Japanese
From 種 (tane) meaning "seed" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".

Tanegashima Japanese

Tanehira Japanese

Taneichi 種市, たねいち Japanese
From Japanese 種 (tane) meaning "seed, pit, origin" and 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop".

Tange Japanese

Tangoku Japanese

Taniai Japanese

Tanibara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tanihara.

Tanibuki 谷吹, たにぶき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 谷吹 (see Yabuki).

Tanida 谷田, たにだ Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Tanie Japanese
Tani means "valley" and e means "inlet, river".

Tanifuji Japanese
Tani means "valley" and fuji means "wisteria".

Tanigawa 谷川 Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Tanihara Japanese
Tani means "valley" and hara means "plain". ... [more]

Tanikawa 谷川, 谷河 Japanese
From the Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river."

Tanikuwa Japanese

Tanimatsu 谷松, たにまつ Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Tanimizu 谷水 Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Tanimoto 谷本, タニモト Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Tanimura 谷村, たにむら Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Taninaka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and naka means "middle".

Tanino 谷野 Japanese
From 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain".

Tanioka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and oka means "ridge, hill".

Tanisawa Japanese
Tani means "valley" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Tanita Japanese

Taniura 谷浦 Japanese
From Japanese 谷 (tani) meaning "valley" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Taniwara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Tanihara.

Taniyama Japanese
Tani means "valley" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]