Browse Submitted Surnames

Ishinaka Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and naka means "middle".

Ishisaki Japanese
Ishi means "stone, rock" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Ishiuchi Japanese
Ishi means "stone" and uchi means "inside".

Ishiwari Japanese

Ishiwata 石渡 Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 渡 (wata) meaning "cross, ferry".

Ishiyama Japanese
From the Japanese 石 (ishi) "stone" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Ishizaka 石坂, いしざか Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Ishizaki 石崎, いしざき Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Ishizawa 石沢, 石澤, いしざわ Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, swamp".

Ishizuka 石塚, いしづか Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Itabashi Japanese
Variant of Itahashi.

Itahashi 板橋, いたはし Japanese
From Japanese 板 (ita) meaning "plank, board" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Iwabuchi Japanese

Iwabuchi 岩渕, 岩淵, いわぶち Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 渕 or 淵 (fuchi) meaning "abyss, edge, deep pool".

Iwadachi 岩立, 岩館 Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.

Iwaizumi 岩泉 Japanese (Rare)
Iwa (岩) means "rock, boulder", izumi (泉) means "spring, water source", it is also a town in Iwate prefecture. Hajime Iwaizumi (岩泉 一) from Haikyuu!! manga and anime is a notable bearer of this surname.

Iwakuchi Japanese

Iwashita 岩下, いわなみ Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "boulder, cliff, rocks" and 下 (shita) meaning "under, below".

Iwatachi 岩立, 岩館 Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.

Iwatatsu 岩立 Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate

Iwatatsu 岩立 Japanese
Variant reading of Iwatate.

Iwatsubo Japanese

Iwatsuki 岩槻, いわつき Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 槻 (tsuki) meaning "Zelkova tree".

Izubuchi 出渕, いづぶち Japanese
From Japanese 出 (Izu) meaning "to exit" and 渕 (buchi) meaning "abyss, bottom (of a pool)".

Jagabana Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇ケ鼻 (see Jagahana).

Jagahana 蛇ケ鼻, じゃがはな Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (ja) meaning "snake; serpent", ケ (ga), an obsolete possessive marker for place names, and 鼻 (hana) meaning "nose", referring to a snake and land that sticks out.

Jikumaru Japanese

Jingushi Japanese

Jirohman 次郎万, 次郎萬, じろうまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).

Jirouman 次郎万, 次郎萬, じろうまん Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 次郎万 or 次郎萬 (see Jirōman).

Jōnouchi 城之内, じょうのうち Japanese
From Japanese 城 (jō) meaning "castle"; 之 (no), a possessive particle; and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kabayama 樺山 Japanese (Rare)
Kaba (樺) means "birch", yama (山) means "mountain"

Kaburagi Japanese
A notable bearer is Saiko Kaburagi, an artist.

Kaburaki Japanese

Kadekawa かでかわ, 嘉手川 Japanese
From 嘉 (ka) meaning "excellent, auspicious, praise", 手 (te) meaning "hand", and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river". Other kanji combinations can be used.

Kadohata Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hata means "field".

Kadohira Japanese
Kado means "gate" and hira means "peace, level, even".

Kadokawa 門川 Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kadokura 門倉 Japanese
From 門 (kado) meaning "gate" and 倉 (kura) meaning "storehouse".

Kadowaki 門脇, かどわき Japanese
From Japanese 門 (kado) meaning "gate, entrance" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Kagamine 鏡音 Japanese, Popular Culture
From the Japanese 鏡 (kagami) meaning "mirror" and 音 (ne) meaning "sound".

Kagayama Japanese

Kagewari 蔭割, かげわり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade" and 割 (wari), from 割り (wari), the continuative form of 割る (waru) meaning "to divide; to separate, to crack", referring to a shady land with cracks.

Kageyama 影山, 蔭山, 景山 Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kageyuki Japanese

Kagiyama 鍵山 Japanese
Means "key mountain".... [more]

Kagunaka Japanese

Kaihatsu 開発, 開發 Japanese
From Japanese 開発 (Kaihatsu) meaning "Kaihatsu", a former village in the former district of Imizu in the former Japanese province of Etchū in present-day Toyama, Japan.

Kaihotsu 開発, 開發 Japanese
Variant reading of Kaihatsu.

Kajibara Japanese
Variant of Kajihara.

Kajihara Japanese
Kaji means "wind" and hara means "plain, field".

Kajikawa Japanese

Kajitani Japanese
Rare Japanese surname, roughly meaning "to add to the field; extend field boundaries".

Kajiwara 梶原, かじわら Japanese
From Japanese 梶 (kaji) meaning "paper mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kajiwara Japanese
Written with characters meaning ‘oar’ and ‘plain’, this name is found mostly in western Japan.

Kakibara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakihana 垣花 Japanese
From 垣 (kaki) meaning "fence" and 花 (hana) meaning "flower".

Kakihara 柿原, かきはら Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is voice actor Tetsuya Kakihara (柿原 徹也, 1982–).

Kakimaru Japanese

Kakimura Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Kakinoki カキノキ, 柿木 Japanese
From 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon", ノ (no) an invisible possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "wood, tree".

Kakinuma Japanese
Kaki means "Persimmon" and Numa means "Swamp".

Kakinuma 柿沼, かきぬま Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Kakisaki Japanese
Kaki means "persimmon" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Kakisawa Japanese

Kakiwara Japanese
Variant of Kakihara.

Kakizaki Japanese
Variant of Kakisaki.

Kakizaki 柿崎, かきざき Japanese
From Japanese 柿 (kaki) meaning "persimmon" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kakizaki 蠣崎, かきざき Japanese
From Japanese 蠣 (kaki) meaning "oyster" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kakizawa Japanese

Kakugaya Japanese
Variant of Kakutani.

Kakutani 角谷 Japanese
From Japanese 角 (kaku) meaning "corner" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kamakado 竈門 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Kamado.

Kamakubo Japanese

Kamakura Japanese
Kama means "honeysuckle" and kura means "storehouse."

Kamegaya Japanese
"Turtle valley".

Kamenaga Japanese

Kametani Japanese
"Turtle valley."

Kametaro Japanese (Rare)

Kameyama 亀山, かめやま Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kamezaki 亀崎 Japanese
From 亀 (kame) meaning "tortoise, turtle" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Kamigawa Japanese
Variant of Kamikawa.

Kamigaya Japanese

Kamikawa Japanese

Kamikaze 神風, かみかぜ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" and 風 (kaze) meaning "wind".

Kamikura 神蔵, 上倉 Japanese

Kamimoto Japanese

Kamimura Japanese
Kami means "god" or "top, upper" and mura means "village, hamlet "

Kaminaga 神長, 神永 Japanese
Kami/神 = "God, Spirit, Supernatural Being" Naga/永 ,長. 永 = "Eternal" 長 = "Length". So it basically means "God Eternal" or "God length".

Kaminari 上鳴, 雷 Japanese
From Japanese 上 (kami) meaning "above" and 鳴 (nari) meaning "sound, to ring" or 雷 (kaminari) meaning "thunder"

Kamisaka Japanese
Kami can mean "god" or "above, upper, top" and saka means "hill, slope."

Kamisaku Japanese

Kamitani Japanese

Kamitono 上殿 Japanese
From 上 (kami) meaning "above, high, upper" and 殿 (tono) meaning "lord, noble, hall, temple, palace".

Kamiyama 神山, 上山 Japanese
From Japanese 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 上 (kami) meaning "above, upper" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kamizaka Japanese
Variant of Kamisaka.

Kamizawa Japanese

Kamosawa Japanese
Kamo means "duck" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Kanagaya Japanese
Variant of Kanatani.

Kanakuri Japanese
Derived from the Japanese kanji 金 (kana) meaning "gold, metal, firmness" combined with 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut". ... [more]

Kanamori 金森 Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "gold, money" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Kanamoto Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and moto means "origin, root, source".

Kanasawa Japanese
Kana means "gold, metal, money" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".

Kanatani Japanese

Kanayama 金山, かなやま Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kanazawa 金沢, 金澤 Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kana) meaning "metal, money, gold" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Kanehara 金原, かねはら Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kanehira 金平, かねひら Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful".

Kanehiro 金廣 Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, spacious, wide".

Kanemoto 金本, かねもと Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kane) meaning "gold, metal, money" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kaneniwa Japanese
"Golden garden."

Kanouchi Japanese

Karakawa Japanese
Kara means "larch" and kawa means "river, stream".

Karasawa Japanese

Karasuma Japanese

Karigaya Japanese

Karitani Japanese

Kasahara 笠原, かさはら Japanese
From Japanese 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kasahara 上砂原, かさはら Japanese (Rare)
From an additional character of Japanese 上 (ka) meaning "above; high; up" added to 砂原 (Sunahara) (see Sunahara).

Kasugano Japanese

Kasukabe Japanese

Kasukabo Japanese

Kasukawa Japanese

Katagami 片上 Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "single" and 上 (gami) meaning "above".

Katagiri 片桐 Japanese
From the Japanese 片 (kata) "single-" and 桐 (giri) "foxglove tree."

Katakami 片上 Japanese
Variant transcription of Katagami.

Katanabe Japanese
Kata could mean "single" or "shape" and nabe could mean "pot, pan".

Katayama 片山 Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Katayose 片寄, かたよせ Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "one-sided, partial" and 寄 (yose) meaning "contribute, donate, increase".

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

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

Kawabara Japanese
Variant of Kawahara.

Kawabata Japanese
'Side or bank of the river'; written two ways, with two different characters for kawa ‘river’. One family is descended from the northern Fujiwara through the Saionji family; the other from the Sasaki family... [more]

Kawabata 川畑, かわばた Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 畑 (hata) meaning "farm, cropfield".

Kawabata 川端, 河端, かわばた Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream" and 端 (hata) meaning "edge, end, tip".

Kawagaya Japanese
Variant of Kawatani.

Kawahara 川原, 河原 Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kawahata Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and hata means "field".

Kawajiri Japanese
Kawa means "river, stream" and jiri comes from shiri meaning "rear, behind".

Kawakame Japanese (Rare)
Kawa means "river" and kame means "turtoise, turtle".

Kawakita 川北 Japanese
川 (Kawa) means "River" and 北 (Kita) means "North".

Kawakubo Japanese

Kawamata Japanese

Kawamata 川又, かわまた Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 又 (mata) meaning "again, once more".

Kawamata 川俣, かわまた Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 俣 (mata) meaning "fork, crotch".

Kawamoto 川本 Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kawamura 川村, 河村 Japanese
From Japanese 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Kawanabe 川鍋, 川辺, 河鍋 Japanese

Kawanaka 川中 Japanese
From Japanese 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Kawanami Japanese

Kawanoue Japanese

Kawaragi 河原木 Japanese
From 河 (ka) meaning "river, stream", 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain", and 木 (gi) meaning "tree, wood".

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

Kawasumi Japanese

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

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.

Kawazaki Japanese
Variant of Kawasaki.

Kazegaya Japanese
Variant of Kazetani.

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

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

Kazuyuki Japanese

Kebukawa Japanese

Kegasawa 気賀沢 Japanese
From 気 (ke) meaning "feeling, spirit, mood", 賀 (ga) meaning "celebrate, congratulate, greet", and 沢 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marah".

Kenijima Japanese

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

Kenmotsu Japanese

Kidamura 貴田村, 喜田村, 木田村 Japanese
From 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood", 貴 (ki) meaning "valuable", or 喜 (ki) meaning "rejoice", combined with 田 (da) meaning rice paddy, field" and 村 (mura) means "hamlet, village".

Kikubara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kikuhara.

Kikugaya Japanese
Variant of Kikutani.

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

Kikuichi 菊池 Japanese
Some characteristic forenames: Japanese Takashi, Hideo, Hiroshi, Kazuo, Masato, Minoru, Satoshi, Tadashi, Chihiro, Hideki, Hiromi, Isamu.... [more]

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

Kikunaga Japanese

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.

Kimijima Japanese

Kinamura Japanese

Kingetsu Japanese

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

Kinugawa Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" combined with 川 or 河 (gawa) meaning "stream, river".

Kinugaya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kinutani.

Kinukawa 絹川, 絹河 Japanese
From 絹 (kinu) meaning "silk" combined with 川 or 河 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".

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

Kiribara Japanese
A variant of Kirihara.

Kiribata Japanese
Variant of Kirihata.

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

Kirimoto 桐本, きりもと Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 本 (moto) meaning "root, origin, source".

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

Kiritani 桐谷 Japanese
From 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kiriwara Japanese
A variant of Kirihara.

Kiriyama 桐山, きりやま Japanese
From Japanese 桐 (kiri) meaning "paulownia tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

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]

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”

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".

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

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

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

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".

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

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".

Kiyonari Japanese

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

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

Kiyotake 清武 Japanese

Kiyozaki Japanese
Variant of Kiyosaki.

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

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"

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".

Kogawara 小笠原 Japanese
Variant reading of Ogasawara.

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".

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).

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).

Komagata Japanese
Ko could mean "little, small" or "old". Ma could mean "genuine, real" or "horse". Gata could come from kata meaning "shape, form".

Komemoto Japanese
Kome means "rice, America" and moto means "base, origin, root, source".

Kometani 米谷 Japanese
From 米 (kome) meaning "rice, America" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Kominami Japanese

Komiyama Japanese

Komiyama 小宮山, こみやま Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Konagawa 小長川 Japanese
The Japanese surname "Konagawa" (小長川) consists of three kanji characters: "小" meaning "small," "長" meaning "long," and "川" meaning "river." So, "Konagawa" could be interpreted as "small long river." However, as with many Japanese surnames, there may be variations in meaning and interpretation depending on the family's history and region.

Konkyūri 今給黎, こんきゅうり Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyuri 今給黎, こんきゅうり Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūri).

Koremune Japanese

Koriyama 氷山 Japanese
Possibly from 氷 (kori, hyou) meaning "ice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Koshigai Japanese

Kotobuki 寿, コトブキ Japanese
This surname is used as 寿 (shuu, ju, su, kotobuki, kotobu.ku) meaning "congratulations, longevity, one's natural life."... [more]

Kotomura Japanese
Koto means "flute" and mura means "village".

Kouumoto Japanese
Rainfall origin.

Koyajima 紺屋嶋, 紺屋島, こやじま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 紺屋島 (Koyajima) meaning "Koyajima", a division in the area of Gomajima in the city of Oyabe in the prefecture of Toyama in Japan.... [more]

Koyanagi 小柳, こやなぎ Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 柳 (yanagi) meaning "willow".

Kozakura 小桜, こざくら Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 桜 (sakura) meaning "cherry blossom".

Kubodera Japanese
Variant of Kubotera.

Kubotera Japanese

Kuboyama 久保山 Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kugimiya 釘宮, クギミヤ Japanese
This surname is used as 釘宮 with 釘 (chou, tei, kugi) meaning "nail, peg, tack" and 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess, Shinto shrine."... [more]

Kugisaki Japanese
Kugi means "nail, tack, peg" and saki means "peninsula, promontory, cape".

Kujikawa 久慈川 Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago", 慈 (ji) meaning "mercy", and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Kumagaya Japanese

Kumakura 熊倉, くまくら Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 倉 (kura) meaning "to have, to possess, granary, storehouse".

Kumasaka 熊坂, くまさか Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Kumasawa 熊沢, 熊澤, くまさわ Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Kumatani Japanese

Kumazaki Japanese
Variant of Kumasaki.

Kumazawa Japanese
Variant of Kumasawa.

Kunihiko Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and hiko means "prince".

Kunimoto 国本 Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kunimura 国村 Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".

Kuninaka 国仲 Japanese
From 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land" and 仲 (naka) meaning "relations, terms".

Kunisaki Japanese (Rare)

Kunitake 國武, 国武 Japanese
From 國 or 国 (kuni) meaning "country, land, large place" and 武 (take) meaning "martial, military".

Kuniyasu Japanese

Kuniyuki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and yuki can mean "good" or "snow".

Kunizaki Japanese
Variant of Kunisaki.

Kunizane 国実, くにざね Japanese
From 国 (kuni) meaning "country" and 実 (zane) meaning "truth," "fruit."

Kunugiza 椚座, くぬぎざ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 椚座 (Kunugiza) meaning "Kunugiza", a former division in the former village of Kusaka in the former district of Tsuna in the former Japanese province of Awaji in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Kuraishi 倉石, くらいし Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 石 (ishi) meaning "stone".

Kuramoto 倉本, 蔵本 Japanese
From Japanese 倉 or 蔵 (kura) meaning "warehouse, storehouse" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kuramura Japanese
Kura means "storehouse" and mura means "village, hamlet".

Kurasawa 倉沢 Japanese
倉 (Kura) means "Owns, Storehouse, Posesses" and 沢 (Sawa) means "Marsh, Swamp".

Kurauchi 倉内, 蔵内, 藏内, くらうち Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 蔵/藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Kuribara Japanese

Kurigawa 栗川, くりがわ Japanese
The Surname "Kurigawa/Kurikawa" translates to "Chestnut River"

Kurihaba 栗幅, 栗巾, 栗幡, くりはば Japanese
栗幅 = chestnut | hanging scroll; width ... [more]

Kurihara 栗原, くりはら Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kurikara Japanese (Rare)
Kuri means "chestnut" and kara means "larch."

Kurimida Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Kurimita Japanese
Kurimi means "chestnut" and ta means "field, rice paddy".

Kurimoto Japanese
Kuri means "Chestnut" and Moto means "Origin, Source, Root".

Kurimoto 栗本, くりもと Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Kuriwara Japanese

Kuriyama 栗山, くりやま Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Kurizuka Japanese
A variant of Kuritsuka.... [more]

Kurobiru 畔蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Kurogiri 黒霧 Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 霧 (giri) meaning "mist"

Kurohata Japanese

Kuroishi Japanese

Kurokawa 黒川, 黒河, クロカワ Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" combined with 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river."

Kuromiya 黒宮, くろみや Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) "black" and 宮 (miya) "shrine, palace". Notable bearers are Kiyoshi Kuromiya (1943-2000), an author and human rights activist and Hiroaki Kuromiya (1953-), a Japanese-American historian on the Soviet Union and modern Eastern Europe.

Kuronire 畔蒜 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 畔蒜 (see Abiru).

Kuroniwa Japanese
Kuro means "black" and niwa means "garden".

Kuronuma 黒沼 Japanese
Kuro means "black" and numa means "swamp".

Kurosaka Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".

Kurosaki 黒崎, くろさき Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Kusakabe Japanese

Kusakari 草刈, くさかり Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 刈 (kari) meaning "reap, cut, prune".

Kusanagi 草彅 Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass" and 彅 (nagi) meaning "cutter". A notable bearer of this surname is actor Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (草彅 剛, Kusanagi Tsuyoshi, 1974–).