Japanese Submitted Surnames

Kawanishi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and nishi means "west".

Kawanishi 川西, かわにし Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Kawano 川野, 河野 Japanese
From the Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa or gawa) and 野 (no) "field," "area."

Kawanoue Japanese

Kawara Japanese
Variant Kahara.

Kawarasaki Japanese

Kawarazaki Japanese
Variant of Kawarasaki.

Kawase Japanese
Kawase means "river" and se means "ripple".

Kawase 川瀬, 河瀬, かわせ Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Kawashima 川島, 川嶋, カワシマ Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream, brook" and 島 (shima) or 嶋 (shima) both meaning "island".

Kawashita Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and shita means "under, below".

Kawasugi Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and sugi means "cedar".

Kawasumi Japanese

Kawata 川田 Japanese
Variant transcription of Kawada.

Kawatani Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and tani means "valley".

Kawato 川戸 Japanese
From 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 戸 (do) meaning "door".

Kawauchi 河内, 川内 Japanese
From Japanese 河 (kawa) or 川 (kawa) meaning "river" combined with 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kawawara Japanese
Variant of Kawahara.

Kawaya Japanese
Variant of Kawatani.

Kawaye Japanese (Americanized)
Americanized form of Kawai.

Kawazaki Japanese
Variant of Kawasaki.

Kawazoe Japanese
Variant of Kawasoe.

Kawazu 川津, 河津 Japanese (Rare)
Kawa (川, 河) means "river", tsu (津) means "port". Tsu changes to zu/dzu because of rendaku

Kaya 賀屋 Japanese
From 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate", combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "house, shop".

Kayama 加山, かやま Japanese
From Japanese 加 (ka) meaning "increase, add" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kayano Japanese (Rare), Brazilian
Kaya means "yew tree",and No means "field,meadow,wilderness".People with this last name are Kayano Gonbei (a samurai),Ai Kayano(a voice actress of MANY characters /more than 30),and Shigeru Kayano(an Ainu politician who lived well up to 2006)... [more]

Kayashima 萱島, かやしま Japanese
From Japanese 萱 (kaya) meaning "miscanthus reed" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kazaana 風穴, かざあな Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 風穴 (kazaana) meaning "air hole", referring to a place with many air holes.

Kazamachi Japanese

Kazamatsuri 風祭, かざまつり Japanese
From Japanese 風祭 (Kazamatsuri) meaning "Kazamatsuri", an area in the city of Odawara in the prefecture of Kanagawa in Japan.

Kazami 風見, かざみ Japanese
From Japanese 風 (kaza) meaning "wind, style" and 見 (mi) meaning "looking, viewing".

Kazari 飾 Japanese (Rare)
Means "decoration" in Japanese.

Kaze Japanese
Kaze means "wind".

Kazeana 風穴, かぜあな Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 風穴 (see Kazaana).

Kazegai Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazegaya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazehaya 風早 Japanese
Kaze means "wind" and haya means "fast".

Kazemi Japanese

Kazetani 風谷, かぜたに Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 風 (kaze) meaning "wind, style" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kazeya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

Kazoe 主計, かぞえ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主計 (see Kazue).

Kazue 主計, 数江, 数枝, かずえ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 主計 (kazue) meaning "(Ancient Japan) tax officer".... [more]

Kazueda 数枝, かずえだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 数枝 (see Kazue).

Kazuyuki Japanese

Kebukawa Japanese

Kekkai 結解, けっかい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).

Kekke 結解, けっけ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "klesha to nirvana".

Kekke 結解, けっけ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 結解 (kekke), a variant reading of 結解 (ketsuge) meaning "account settlement", referring to someone who would deal with settlement of accounts.

Kendo 拳藤 Japanese
From Japanese 拳 (ken) meaning "fist" and 藤 (do, dou, dō) meaning "wisteria"

Kenijima Japanese

Kenma 見満 Japanese
Japanese surname meaning "to see enough".

Kenmochi 剣持 Japanese
From 剣 (ken, tsurugi) meaning "sword" and 持 (mochi, ji, chi, mo.tsu) meaning "to hold, to have".

Kenmotsu Japanese

Kensaki Japanese

Kenzaki Japanese
Variant of Kensaki.

Ketsuge 結解, けつげ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 結解 (see Kekke).

Khayasi 林 Japanese (Russified)
Alternate transcription of Hayashi more commonly used by ethnic Japanese living in parts of the former Soviet Union and Sakhalin Japanese residing on Sakhalin Island in Russia.

Kiba Japanese

Kibara Japanese
Variant of Kihara.

Kichida Japanese
A variant pronunciation of Yoshida.

Kichita Japanese

Kichiyasu 吉安, きちやす Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 吉安 (see Yoshiyasu).

Kida 木田 Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kidamura 貴田村, 喜田村, 木田村 Japanese
This surname could be made up of 木 (Ki) meaning "Tree, Wood", 貴 (Ki) meaning "Valuabele", or 喜 (Ki) meaning "Rejoice", with 田 (Da) meaning "Rice Paddy, Field", and 村 (Mura) means "Hamlet, Village"... [more]

Kidate 木建, きだて Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree" and 建 (date), the joining continuative form of 建てる (tateru) meaning "to build; to construct".

Kido Japanese

Kido 木戸, きど Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Kido 城戸, きど Japanese
From Japanese 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Kidoh Japanese

Kidou Japanese

Kigawa 木川 Japanese
Variant of Kikawa.

Kihara Japanese

Kihara 木原, きはら Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kiire 喜入, きいれ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 喜入 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", a former village in the former district of Kiire in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 給黎 (Kiire) meaning "Kiire", the name of the district which the village was located in.

Kiiri 喜入, きいり Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 喜入 (see Kiire).

Kijima 木島 Japanese
Variant of Kishima.

Kikawa 木川 Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kiku 鞠, きく Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).

Kikubara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kikuhara.

Kikuchi 菊池, 菊地 Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 池 (chi) meaning "pool, pond" or 地 (chi) meaning "earth, land, ground".

Kikuda Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and da means "field, rice paddy".

Kikugai Japanese
Variant of Kikutani.

Kikugaya Japanese
Variant of Kikutani.

Kikuhara 菊原 Japanese (Rare)
Kiku (菊) means "chrysanthemum", hara (原) means "plain/field/meadow"

Kikumori Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and mori means "forest".

Kikunaga Japanese

Kikuta Japanese
Variant of Kikuda.

Kikuta 菊田, きくた Japanese
From Japanese 菊 (kiku) meaning "chrysanthemum" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kikutani Japanese
Kiku means "chrysanthemum" and tani means "valley".

Kikutani 麹谷, きくたに Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麹谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kikuwara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kikuhara.

Kikuya Japanese
"Chrysanthemum valley."

Kikyo 桔梗, 喜京, 木京, 鬼京, キキョウ Japanese
This surname is used as 桔梗, 喜京, 木京 or 鬼京 with 桔 (kitsu, ketsu, ki), which is used in plant names, 梗 (kyou, kou, oomune, fusagu, yamanire) meaning "close up, flower stem, for the most part", 喜 (ki, yoroko.basu, yoroko.bu) meaning "rejoice, take pleasure in", 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood", 鬼 (ki, oni, oni-) meaning "devil, ghost" and 京 (kyou, kin, kei, miyako) meaning "capital."... [more]

Kimata 木俣, きまた Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".

Kimi 君, きみ Japanese (Rare)
Abbreviated form of Kimigafukuro or Kimigabukuro and written 君.

Kimigabukuro 君ケ袋, きみがぶくろ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 君ケ袋 (see Kimigafukuro).

Kimigafukuro 君ケ袋, きみがふくろ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 君ケ袋 (Kimigafukuro) meaning "Kimigafukuro", a former large village in the district of Kami in the former Japanese province of Rikuzen in parts of present-day Miyagi, Japan and Iwate, Japan.

Kimijima Japanese

Kimiko Japanese

Kimoshita Japanese

Kimoto Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 木 (ki) or 樹 (ki) both meaning "tree, wood, plant" combined with 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".... [more]

Kimotsuki Japanese

Kimpo 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kimpō 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, metal" and 宝 (pō), the joining form of 宝 (hō) meaning "treasure", possibly referring to someone who manufactured precious metals.

Kimpoh 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kimpou 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinami 斯波, きなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Kinamura Japanese

Kinemuchi Japanese

Kingetsu Japanese

Kinjo 金城 Japanese
From the Japanese 金 (kin or kane) "gold," "money" and 城 (jo or shiro) "castle."

Kinjo 金城, きんじょう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 金城 (see Kinjō).

Kinjō 金城, きんじょう Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kin) meaning "gold, money, metal" and 城 (jō) meaning "castle".

Kino 木野 Japanese
Of unknown meaning. A notable name bearer is a fictional character "Makoto Kino" in the "Sailor Moon" anime.

Kinoh Japanese

Kinose Japanese
Ki means "tree, wood", no could be a possessive particle or it could mean "field, wilderness", and se means "current, ripple".

Kinoshi 喜熨斗 Japanese (Rare)

Kinoshita 木下 Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", an unwritten possessive marker 之 (no), and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Kinoue Japanese

Kinpo 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinpō 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinpoh 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinpou 金宝, きんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 金宝 (see Kimpō).

Kinuda Japanese

Kinugai Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kinutani.

Kinugasa 衣笠 Japanese
From Japanese 衣 (kinu) meaning "clothing, clothes" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "bamboo hat".

Kinugaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kinutani.

Kinukawa Japanese
Kinu means "silk" and kawa means "stream, river".

Kinuta Japanese

Kinutani Japanese
Kinu means "silk" and tani means "valley".

Kinuya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kinutani.

Kira Japanese

Kiribara Japanese
A variant of Kirihara.

Kiribata Japanese
Variant of Kirihata.

Kirida Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and da means "field, rice paddy".

Kirieda Japanese
"Paulownia tree branch".

Kirigai Japanese
A variant of Kiritani.

Kirigaya 桐谷, 桐萱, 桐ヶ谷, キリガヤ Japanese
From 桐 (kiri), referring to the tree known commonly as the empress or foxglove tree, combined with 谷 (ya) meaning "valley," sometimes with the infixation of the historical possessive particle が (ga) (written as ヶ) that is most often used in place names and surnames... [more]

Kirihara 桐原, きりはら Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kirihata Japanese

Kirima 桐間, 霧間 Japanese (Rare)
Kiri (桐 or 霧) means "paulownia/foxglove tree" or "mist" respectively, ma (間), means "space".

Kirimura Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and mura means "hamlet, village".

Kirino Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kirishima 桐島, 桐嶋, 霧島, 切島, キリシマ Japanese (Rare)
From 桐 (kiri), referring to the tree known commonly as the empress or foxglove tree, 霧 (kiri) meaning "fog, mist" or 切 (kiri) meaning "end, finish; bounds, limits" combined with 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island."

Kirita Japanese
Variant of Kirida.

Kiritani Japanese
Kiri means "paulownia" and tani means "valley".

Kiriwara Japanese
A variant of Kirihara.

Kiriya Japanese
A variant of Kiritani.

Kiriyama 桐山 Japanese
Kiri (桐) means "Paulownia/foxglove tree", yama (山) means "mountain". Notable bearers of this surname are Kouji Kiriyama (桐山光侍), a Japanese manga author, Kazuo Kiriyama (桐山和雄) from Battle Royale, and Rei Kiriyama (桐山零), the main character of 3-gatsu no lion.

Kiryuin 桐生院, 鬼龍院 Japanese (?), Popular Culture (?)
Either from 桐生 (Kiryu), a place name, combined with 院 (in) meaning "college" or 鬼 (ki, oni) meaning "demon" and 龍 (ryu) meaning "dragon, imperial" combined with 院 (in) meaning "college".

Kiryuu Japanese

Kisara Japanese

Kisaragi 如月 Japanese (Rare)
Old way to say February.

Kisaragi 如月, 木皿儀, 木皿木, キサラギ Japanese (Rare)
如月 (Kisaragi) can be translated as "February" and "second month of the lunar calendar" (obsolete term) and the kanji means (如月 = likeness; like; such as; as if; better; best; equal | month; moon)... [more]

Kishi 岸 Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "bank, shore".

Kishibe Japanese

Kishida 岸田 Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kishigami Japanese

Kishii Japanese
Koshi means "shore, bank, beach" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Kishikawa 岸川, きしかわ Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kishima Japanese

Kishimura Japanese

Kishino 岸野 Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kishio Japanese
Kishi means "bank, shore, beach" and o means "tail".

Kishioka 岸岡, キシオカ Japanese
formed with 岸 (Kishi, Gan) meaning "Beach" and 岡 (Oka, Kō) meaning "Mount; hill; knoll”. So the mean it could be interpreted as “Hill of the Beach” or “Beach Hill”

Kishiyama 岸山, きしやま Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kishu Japanese

Kisida きしだ Japanese

Kitabashi Japanese
Variant of Kitahashi.

Kitabatake Japanese

Kitabayashi 北林 Japanese
From the Japanese 北 (kita) "North" and 林 (bayashi or hayashi) "forest," "woods."

Kitabayashi 北林, きたばやし Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Kitada Japanese

Kitae Japanese

Kitagaki Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 垣 (gaki) meaning "hedge, fence".

Kitahara 北原, きたはら Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kitahashi Japanese
Kita means "north" and hashi means "bridge".

Kitajima 北島 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kitakado Japanese
Kita means "north" and kado means "gate".

Kitakawa Japanese
Kita means "north" and kawa means "river, stream".

Kitakoji Japanese

Kitami 北見, 喜多見, きたみ Japanese
From Japanese 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice" or 北 (kita) meaning "north", combined with 多 (ta) meaning "many" and/or 見 (mi) meaning "see".

Kitamura 北村 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kitani 木谷 Japanese
From the Japanese 木 (ki or moku) "tree," "wood" and 谷 (tani or ya) "valley."

Kitano 北野 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kitanokouji 北小路 Japanese (Rare)
Kitanokouji (北小路) comes from kita (北) means "North", Kouji (小路) means "Alley". This is one of the kuge surnames and this surname is very rare. No notable people or fictional characters bear this surname.

Kitao 北尾 Japanese
From 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Kitaoka 北岡 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Kitasawa Japanese
Kita means "north" and shima means "island".

Kitase Japanese
Kita means "north" and and se means "ripple".

Kitashima Japanese
Kita means "north" and shima means "island".

Kitashirakawa 北白川 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north", 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Kitaura Japanese
Kita means "north" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Kitayama 北山 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kitazawa 北沢, 北澤 Japanese
Kita (北) means "North", zawa/sawa (沢 or 澤) means "swamp". Sawa changes to zawa because of rendaku.

Kitazawa 北沢, 北澤, きたざわ Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Kiuchi Japanese
Ki means "tree" and uchi means "inside".

Kiuchi 木内, きうち Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kiwara Japanese
Variant of Kihara.

Kiya 木谷 Japanese
Means "tree valley" in Japanese, from 木 (ki) "tree" and 谷 (ya) "valley".

Kiyama Japanese

Kiyoda Japanese

Kiyofuji 清藤, きよふじ Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria".

Kiyoi Japanese

Kiyoko 清子 Japanese
Surname of American-Japanese singer, songwriter, actress, dancer, and director Hayley Kiyoko.

Kiyomigawa 清美川 Japanese
A notable user of this surname is Kiyomigawa Umeyuki, a sumo wrestler from Yokota, Akita Prefecture.

Kiyomizu 清水 Japanese
A variation of the popular surname Shimizu. 清 (Kiyo) means "Pure, Clean" and 水 (Mizu) means "Water".

Kiyomoto Japanese
Kiyo means "clean, pure" and moto means "origin".

Kiyono Japanese

Kiyono 清野, きよの Japanese
From Japanese 清 (kiyo) meaning "clear, pure, clean" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kiyooka Japanese

Kiyosaka Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and saka means "slope, hill".

Kiyosaki Japanese
Kiyo means "pure" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Kiyose Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and se means "ripple".

Kiyoshi Japanese
Kiyoshi means "pure, clean".

Kiyota 清田 Japanese
From the Japanese 清 (kiyo) "clearly," "brightly," "cleanly" and 田 (ta or da) "rice paddy."

Kiyotake 清武 Japanese

Kiyoura 清浦 Japanese
Combination of the Kanji 清 (kiyo, "clear, pure, refreshing, clean") and 浦 (ura, "bay, inlet"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Kiyoura Keigo (清浦 奎吾; 1850–1942).

Kiyozaki Japanese
Variant of Kiyosaki.

Kizara Japanese (Rare, ?)

Kizuki 木月, 気月, 稀月, 希月, 妃月 Japanese
Kizuki has various spellings. It combines 木 (ki) meaning “tree”, 気 (ki) meaning “spirit”, 稀 (ki) meaning “rare”, 希 (ki) “hope, rare” and 妃 (ki) meaning “princess” with 月 (tsuki) meaning “moon, month”... [more]

Ko 荒, こう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Kō).

Ko 神, こう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Kō).

Kō 荒, こう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒 (see Ara).

Kō 神, こう Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Kobai Japanese

Kobara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

Kobari 小針, こばり Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 針 (hari) meaning "needle, pin".

Kobashi 小橋, 古橋, こばし Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 古 (ko) meaning "ancient, old, previous" combined with 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Kobashigawa Japanese
Variant of Kobashikawa.

Kobashiri Japanese

Kobasigawa Japanese (Anglicized)
The more common form of Kobashigawa in the Western world.

Kobata Japanese
Variant of Kohata.

Kobata 小八田, こばた Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, little".

Kobatashi Japanese

Kobayakawa 小早川, こばやかわ Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 早 (baya) meaning "fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Kobe Japanese
From the Japanese city of Kobe.

Kobiyama 小檜山, こびやま Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 檜 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kobokawa Japanese

Kobori 小堀, こぼり Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 堀 (hori) meaning "moat, ditch".

Kochi Japanese

Koda 香田, 神田, 行田 Japanese
From Japanese 香 (kō) meaning "fragrance, incense", 神 (kō) meaning "god", or 行 (kō) meaning "journey, travel" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Kodaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and daira is a form of taira meaning "peace, level". ... [more]

Kodajima 古田島, こだじま Japanese
From Japanese 古 (Ko) meaning "Old" and 田 (Ta, Da) meaning "Rice Field" and 島 (Shima) meaning "Island"

Kodama Japanese

Kodama 児玉, 兒玉, こだま Japanese
From Japanese 児 or 兒 (ko) meaning "child, young" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodama 小玉, こだま Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 玉 (tama) meaning "jewel, ball".

Kodera Japanese
"Little temple".

Kodzuchi 小土, こづち Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little" and 土 (dzuchi), the joining form of 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth; soil; mud, ground".

Kōen コーエン Japanese
Japanese form of Cohen.

Koga Japanese

Koga 古賀, こが Japanese
From Japanese 古 (ko) meaning "old, past" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".

Kogaki Japanese

Kogami Japanese
Variant of Kokami.

Kogane 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 黄金, 小金, 古金, 子金, 故金 or 小賀根 with 黄 (ou, kou, ki, ko-) meaning "yellow", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small", 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old", 子 (shi, su, tsu, ko, -ko, -ne) meaning "child, sign of the rat (1st sign of Chinese zodiac", 故 (ko, furu.i, moto, yue) meaning "cause, circumstances, consequently, especially, happenstance, intentionally, reason, the late, therefore", 賀 (ga) meaning "congratulations, joy", 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 金 (kin, kon, gon, kana-, kane, -gane) meaning "gold."... [more]

Koganesawa Japanese

Koganezawa Japanese

Kogawa Japanese
Variant of Kokawa.

Kogawara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.

Kōgi 鴻戯 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鴻 (kō) meaning "powerful, prosperous" and 戯 (gi) meaning "frolic".

Kogi 鴻戯 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Kōgi.

Kogino Japanese

Kogure 木暮, こぐれ Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree, wood" and 暮 (kure) meaning "end, close".

Koh 神, こう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Kō).

Kohara Japanese

Kohashi Japanese
Ko means "small" and hashi means "bridge".

Kohata Japanese

Kohchi Japanese

Kohchiyama Japanese
Variant of Kochiyama.

Kohinata 小日向, こひなた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 日 (hi) meaning "day, sun" and 向 (na, ta) meaning "approach".

Kohira Japanese
A variant of Kodaira.... [more]

Kohno Japanese
Variant transcription of Kono.

Kohrogi Japanese

Kohsaka Japanese
Variant transcription of Kosaka.

Kohyama Japanese
Variant transcription of Koyama.

Koichi 小市, こいち Japanese
The Surname "Koichi" translates to "Small Market"

Koida Japanese

Koide 小出 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 出 (ide or de) "rising."

Koigakubo Japanese
Koi means "love", ga is a language particle, ku means "long time ago, lasting" and bo means "guarantee, protect".

Koike 小池 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 池 (ike) "pond."

Koinuma 鯉沼 Japanese
From 鯉 (koi) meaning "carp fish" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Koishi Japanese
Ko means "small" and ishi means "stone".

Koiso 小磯 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 小 (ko; "small, little, short") and 磯 (iso; "seashore")

Koiwai Japanese, Popular Culture
Ko means "Small", Iwa means "Stone", and I means "Well". Fictional characters with this last name: Yotsuba from the manga "Yotsuba&!" and Yoshino Koiwai from "Masamune-kun's Revenge" are examples of this.

Kōja 紅蛇, こうじゃ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅 (kō) meaning "crimson; vivid red" and 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent".

Koja 紅蛇, こうじゃ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 紅蛇 (see Kōja).

Kōjidani 糀谷, 小路谷, こうじだに, こおじだに Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 or 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kojidani 糀谷, 小路谷, こうじだに, こおじだに Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 or 小路谷 (see Kōjidani) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kojika 小鹿 Japanese

Kojima 小島, 児島 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" or 児 (ko) meaning "young" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Kōjitani 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, 小路谷, こうじたに Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kojitani 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, 小路谷, こうじたに Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹谷, 糀谷, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kōjitani) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kōjiya 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷 Japanese
From Japanese 麹 (kōji) meaning a substance made from plant molds to make fermented products and 屋 (ya) meaning "seller; shop".

Kojiya 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷 Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 麹屋, 麹家, 麹谷, 糀屋, 糀谷, 糀矢, 粷谷, or 小路谷 (see Kojiya) or a variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kojo 工場 Japanese
Occupational name for a gardener.

Kōka 紅粉, こうか Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紅花 (kōka) meaning "red- or crimson-colored flower", referring to an occupation that involves flowers and rouge powder.

Kokan 小菅, 小管, こかん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).

Kokawa 小川 Japanese
Ko means "small" and kawa means "river".

Koki 古木, 小木, コキ Japanese
This surname combines 古 (ko, furu-, furu.i, -fu.rusu) meaning "old" or 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."

Kokoba 木々葉, 小々葉 Japanese
From Japanese 木 (ko) meaning "tree" or 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" combined with 々, which duplicates the first syllable and 葉 (ba) meaning "leaf". Other kanji combinations are possible.