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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

Kohatsu 小波津, 古波津 Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (ko) meaning "old", 波 (ha) meaning "wave", and 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port".

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 Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 出 (ide or de) meaning "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 Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" and 池 (ike) meaning "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")

Koitabashi Japanese

Koiwai 小岩井, 小祝 Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" combined with 岩 (iwa) meaning "stone" and 井 (i) meaning "pit, mineshaft, well" or 祝 (iwai) meaning "blessing, celebrate, congratulations".

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.

Kokonoe 九重, ココノエ Japanese (Rare)
From 九重 (kokonoe) meaning "ninefold."... [more]

Kokubo 小久保, こくぼ Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect".

Kokubu 国分, 國分, こくぶ Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (koku) meaning "country, state" and 分 (bu) meaning "part, share, portion".

Kokubun 國分 Japanese

Kokuda 小管, こくだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小管 (see Kosuge).

Komaba 駒場 Japanese
From 駒 (koma) meaning "young horse, foal" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".

Komada Japanese
Ko could mean "small, little" or "old", ma could mean "real, genuine" and da comes from ta meaning "rice paddy, field".

Komaeda 小前田, 古前田, コマエダ Japanese (Rare)
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (ko) meaning "old" combined with Maeda.... [more]

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

Komaru 小丸, こまる Japanese
From Japanese 小丸 (Komaru) meaning "Komaru", a former village in the former district of Mikumi in the former Japanese province of Tajima in parts of present-day Hyōgo, Japan.

Komata Japanese

Komatsu 小松 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Komatsubara 小松原, こまつばら Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Komatsusaki Japanese

Komatsuzaki Japanese (Rare)
Ko ("Small") + Matsu ("Pine Tree") + Zaki ("Peninsula, Cape"). This is a uncommon name, but it has kanji that 90% of Japanese family names have.

Kome Japanese
Variant of Yone.

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

Komi Japanese

Kominami Japanese

Komine Japanese
Ko mean "small" or "light" and mine means "peak".

Komiya 小宮 Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 宮 (miya) means "shrine".

Komiya 小宮, こみや Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

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".

Komoku Japanese

Komori 小森, こもり Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Komoto Japanese

Komukai 小向, こむかい Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 向 (mukai) meaning "yonder, facing, beyond".

Kōmura 高村, こうむら Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Komura 小村, こむら Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small, Little" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".

Komura 高村, こうむら Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 高村 (see Kōmura).

Komuro 小室 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) "small" and 室 (muro) "room."

Kon Japanese

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.

Konaka 小中 Japanese
小 (Ko) means "small" and 中 (naka) means "middle".

Konami 斯波, こなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Konda Japanese
Written with characters meaning ‘now’ and ‘rice paddy’, this version of the name is found mostly in eastern Japan. In western Japan it is pronounced Imata.

Kondo 近藤 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kondō.

Kondō 近藤 Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Kondoh Japanese

Kondou 近藤 Japanese
From Japanese 近 (kon) meaning "near, close" and 藤 (dou) meaning "wisteria". The latter character could indicate a connection to the Fujiwara clan.

Koneru 捏ねる, こねる Japanese
Japanese, Hokkaido : to knead,to mix with fingers, baker, bread.

Konkyu 今給黎, こんきゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

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

Konkyuh 今給黎, こんきゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyuhrei 今給黎, こんきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).

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

Konkyuhryoh 今給黎, こんきゅうりょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konkyūrei 今給黎, こんきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Imakiire).

Konkyurei 今給黎, こんきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).

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).

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

Konkyuryo 今給黎, こんきゅうりょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konkyuu 今給黎, こんきゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyū).

Konkyuurei 今給黎, こんきゅうれい Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūrei).

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

Konkyuuryou 今給黎, こんきゅうりょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 今給黎 (see Konkyūryō).

Konno Japanese
Variously written, most usually with characters meaning ‘now’ or ‘near’ and ‘field’. Found mostly in eastern Japan, farther to the northeast it is pronounced Imano.

Konno 今野, こんの Japanese
From Japanese 今 (kon) meaning "this, now" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Konno 金野, こんの Japanese
From Japanese 金 (kon) meaning "gold, money" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Konno 紺野, こんの Japanese
From Japanese 紺 (kon) meaning "dark blue, navy blue" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kōno 河野, こうの Japanese
From Japanese 河 (kō) meaning "river" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kōno 高野, こうの Japanese
From Japanese 高 (kō) meaning "tall, high" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kono 河野, こうの Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 河野 (see Kōno).

Konoe 近衛, 近衞 Japanese
Means "royal guardian" in Japanese. The kanji that make up this name are 近 (kon, "near, close") and 衛 (e, "protection"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Fumimaro Konoe (近衞 文麿; 1891–1945).

Konoike Japanese

Konparu Japanese
Kon means "gold" and paru is a form of haru, meaning "spring".

Konushi Japanese

Kon'yashima 紺屋嶋, 紺屋島, こんやしま Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紺屋嶋 or 紺屋島 (see Koyajima).

Konyashima 紺屋嶋, 紺屋島, こんやしま Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 紺屋嶋 or 紺屋島 (see Kon'yashima).

Koo 神, こお Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Koori 氷, こおり Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).

Koorogi Japanese

Kore-eda Japanese (Rare)
Derived from the medieval given name Kore-Eda(是枝) means 'correct branch'. Hirokazu Kore-Eda is a famous movie director.

Koremune Japanese

Koretsugu Japanese

Kōri 氷, こおり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (kōri) meaning "ice".

Kori 氷, こおり Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 氷 (see Kōri).

Koriki Japanese

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

Kôrogi Japanese

Kosaka 小坂, 小阪, こさか Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope".

Kosaka 香坂, こうさか Japanese
From 香 (kou) meaning "fragrance" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope."

Kosaki Japanese
Ko means "small" and saki means "peninsula, cape, promontory".

Kose 小瀬, 古瀬 Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" or 古 (kose) meaning "old" combined with 瀬 (se) meaning "current, ripple".

Koseki Japanese
Ko means "small" and seki means "frontier pass".

Koshiba 小柴, こしば Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small, little" and 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood".

Koshigai Japanese

Koshigaya Japanese

Koshikawa Japanese

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

Koshimizu 小清水 Japanese
From 小 (ko) meaning "small", 清 (shi, kiyo) meaning "pure, clean, purify, exorcise, cleanse", and 水 (mizu) means "water".

Koshimoto Japanese

Koshino Japanese

Koshitani Japanese

Koshiya Japanese

Kosho Japanese

Kosora Japanese

Kosuga 小菅, 小管, こすが Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小菅 or 小管 (see Kosuge).

Kosuge 小菅, 小管, 古菅, こすげ Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small; little; short" and 菅 (suge) meaning "sedge".... [more]

Kosugi Japanese
Ko means "small" and sugi means "cedar". ... [more]

Kosugi 小杉, こすぎ Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar".

Kosumi Japanese

Kota Japanese

Kotabe Japanese

Kotaira Japanese
Ko means "small" and taira means "peace, level".

Kotaka 小高 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high".

Kotake 小竹 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" and 竹 (take) meaning "bamboo."

Kōtani 糀谷, こうたに, こおたに Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōjiya).

Kotani Japanese
Ko means "Small" and Tani means "Valley".

Kotani 糀谷, こうたに, こおたに Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 糀谷 (see Kōtani).

Koteda 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".

Kotono Japanese

Kotooka Japanese

Kotsuki Japanese
It means "above moon".

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

Koumoto Japanese
It might mean "light source origin".

Kouno 河野 Japanese
Variant transcription of Kono.

Koura Japanese
Ko means "small" and ura means "bay, seacoast".

Kourogi Japanese

Kousaka Japanese

Kousho Japanese

Kouumoto Japanese
Rainfall origin.

Kowaka Japanese

Kowara Japanese
Variant of Kohara.

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]

Koyama 小山 Japanese
From the Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain."

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

Koyano 小谷野, こやの Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "small", 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Koyasu 子安 Japanese
From the Japanese 子 (ko) "child" and 安 (yasu or an) "relax," "inexpensive," "low."

Kozaka Japanese
Variant of Kosaka.

Kozaki Japanese
Variant of Kosaki.

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

Kozamurai 小侍, こざむらい Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 小侍 (Kozamurai) meaning "Kozamurai", a division in the area of Kitataku in the city of Taku in the prefecture of Saga in Japan.

Kozen Japanese

Kozu 神津 Japanese
From 神 (ko) meaning "god" and 津 (tsu) meaning "harbor, port".

Kozuchi 小土, こづち Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小土 (see Kodzuchi).

Kozue 梢, 小梢, 梢江, コズエ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 梢, 小梢 or 梢江 with 梢 (shou, kusunoki, kozue) meaning "treetops, twig", 小 (shou, o-, ko-, sa-, chii.sai) meaning "little, small" and 江 (kou, e) meaning "bay, creek, inlet."... [more]

Kozuka 小塚, こづか Japanese
From Japanese 小 (ko) meaning "little, small" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Kozuki 上月 Japanese
It is written as 上 (Ko) meaning "above" and 月 (tsuki) meaning "month, moon".

Ku 九, く Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).

Kuba 久場 Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 場 (ba) meaning "place".... [more]

Kubara Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Kuhara.

Kuboda Japanese

Kubodera Japanese
Variant of Kubotera.

Kuboki 久保木, 窪木 Japanese

Kubooka Japanese

Kubota 久保田, 窪田, くぼた Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" combined with 保 (ho) "protect, defend, guard" or 窪 (kubo) meaning "hollow" that is then combined with and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy."

Kubotera Japanese

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

Kuchi 口, くち Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth". 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.

Kuchiki Japanese
This name combines 朽 (kyuu, ku.chiru) meaning "decay, remain in seclusion, rot" or 口 (ku, kou, kuchi) meaning "mouth" with 木 (boku, moku, ki, ko-) meaning "tree, wood."... [more]

Kuchinoku 九, くちのく Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).

Kudo 工藤, くどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Kudō.

Kudō 工藤, くどう Japanese
From Japanese 工 (ku) meaning "work, craft, art" and 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria".

Kudoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Kudo.

Kudou 久遠, 工藤 Japanese
From 久 (ku) "long time" and 遠 (tou/dou) "distant" OR from 工 (ku) "construction" and 藤 (dou) "wisteria."

Kueda 久枝, くえだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).

Kuga 久我 Japanese
From the Japanese 久 (ku or hisa) "long time," and 我 (ga) "self."

Kuge Japanese

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".

Kuhara Japanese (Rare)
Ku means "long time" and hara means "plain, field".

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

Kujira Japanese (Rare)
Kujira is an uncommon Japanese surname and first name that literally means "whale".

Kujiradou Japanese

Kujo Japanese

Kujou Japanese

Kuki くき, 久鬼, 久岐 Japanese
From 久 (ku) meaning "long time (ago)" and 鬼 (ki) meaning "ghost, demon, spirit" or 岐 (ki) meaning "fork in a road, to branch off".

Kukino 久木野, 柊野, 柊木野 Japanese
It could be from 柊 (ku, kuki) meaning "holly, ilex" combined with 野 (no) meaning "field, plain". The ki portion could also be spelled with 木 (ki, gi) meaning "tree, wood"... [more]

Kuma Japanese
Kuma could mean "bear", or it could be written with ku meaning "long lasting, long time ago" and ma meaning "horse" or "flax".

Kumaarashi Japanese

Kumada 熊田, くまだ Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kumagaya Japanese

Kumahashi Japanese

Kumai 熊井 Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kumaki 熊木 Japanese
From 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 木 (ki) meaning "wood, tree".

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

Kumano Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kumanogoh Japanese

Kumanomido 熊野御堂, 熊埜御堂, くまのみどう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).

Kumanomidō 熊野御堂, 熊埜御堂, くまのみどう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that is/was somewhere in Ōita in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]

Kumanomidō 熊野御堂, 熊埜御堂, くまのみどう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 熊野 (Kumano), a name of a shrine that was somewhere in the former Japanese province of Kii in parts of present-day Wakayama and Mie in Japan, 御 (o), a honorific indicator, and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine, hall", referring to a hall in Kumano Shrine.... [more]

Kumanomidoh 熊野御堂, 熊埜御堂, くまのみどう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).

Kumanomidou 熊野御堂, 熊埜御堂, くまのみどう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 熊野御堂 or 熊埜御堂 (see Kumanomidō).

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".

Kumashiro Japanese
Kuma means "bear" and shiro can mean "white" or "castle".

Kumata Japanese

Kumatani Japanese

Kumaya Japanese

Kumazaki Japanese
Variant of Kumasaki.

Kumazawa Japanese
Variant of Kumasawa.

Kume 久米, くめ Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 米 (me) meaning "rice".

Kumigashira 組頭 Japanese
From 組 (kumi) meaning "group, set," and 頭 (kashira) meaning "head".

Kumobayashi Japanese

Kumon 公文 Japanese (Rare)
One notable bearer of this surname is Tōru Kumon (公文 公), the founder of Kumon Education.

Kuni Japanese

Kunida 国田 Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "a land, a large place" combined with 田 (da) meaning "paddy, field".

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

Kunii 国井, 國井, くにい Japanese
From Japanese 国 or 國 (kuni) meaning "country, land" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Kuniki Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and ki means "tree, wood".

Kunimatsu 国松 Japanese
From Japanese 国 (kuni) meaning "land, a large place" combined with 松 (matsu) meaning "pine."

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".

Kunio Japanese
Kuni means "country, large place" and o means "tail".

Kunisaki Japanese (Rare)

Kunisue Japanese

Kunita Japanese

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

Kunito Japanese

Kunitoh Japanese

Kuniyasu Japanese

Kuniyoshi Japanese
Kuni means "large place, country" and yoshi means "good luck".

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."

Kuno 久野, くの Japanese
From Japanese 久 (ku) meaning "long time ago" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kunogi Japanese

Kunoki Japanese

Kunou Japanese

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.

Kurabashi Japanese
Variant of Kurahashi.

Kurabayashi Japanese
Variant of Kurahayashi.

Kurabe 倉部, 藏部, くらべ Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) or 藏 (kura) both meaning "granary, storehouse" and 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Kurachi 倉知, くらち Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom".

Kurada Japanese

Kurahashi 倉橋, くらはし Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge".

Kurahayashi Japanese
Kura means "storehouse" and hayashi means "forest, grove".

Kurai Japanese
Kura means "warehouse, storehouse" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Kuraishi Japanese

Kurama Japanese
Kura can mean "own, possess, warehouse, storehouse" and ma can mean "horse".

Kuramae Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse, have, possess" and mae means "front, forward".

Kuramochi Japanese

Kuramochi 倉持, くらもち Japanese
From Japanese 倉 (kura) meaning "granary, storehouse" and 持 (mochi) meaning "hold, have, possess".

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".

Kuranishi Japanese
Kura means "granary, warehouse, storehouse, has, possess" and nishi means "west".

Kurano Japanese
Kura means "storehouse, warehouse" no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Kuranoo 倉野尾 Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, have, granary, storehouse", 野 (no) meaning "field", and 尾 (o) meaning "end, tail".... [more]

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

Kurashiki 倉式, 倉敷 Japanese
From 倉 (kura) meaning "have, possess, storehouse, granary", combined with 式 (shiki) meaning "formula, expression, ceremony" or 敷 (shiki) meaning "house, paving".

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".

Kurebayashi 紅林 Japanese
From 紅 (kure) meaning "crimson, vivid red" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest, woods, grove".

Kuri 栗 Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut".

Kuribara Japanese

Kuribashi Japanese
Variant of Kurihashi.

Kuribayashi 栗林, くりばやし Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest".

Kurida 栗田 Japanese
From 栗 (kuri) meaning "chestnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

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