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Settai 摂待, 接待, せったい Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 摂待 (Settai) meaning "Settai", a former village in the former district of Hei in the former Japanese province of Rikuchū in parts of present-day Iwate and Akita in Japan or a division in the same place, in the area of Tarō in the city of Miyako in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]

Sezaki Japanese
Variant of Sesaki.

Shama 者間, 車真 Japanese (Rare)
Combination of Kanji Characters "者" meaning "Person", and "間" meaning "Between", "While". Other Kanji Character Combinations possible.

Shiba 斯波, 紫葉, 紫波, 柴葉, しば Japanese
From Japanese 斯波 (Shiba) meaning "Shiba", a former district in the prefecture of Iwate in Japan.... [more]

Shibakawa 芝川 Japanese
From Japanese 芝 (shiba) meaning "turf, lawn, sod" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".

Shibanami 紫波, しばなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 紫波 (see Shiba).

Shibano Japanese

Shibasaki 柴崎 Japanese
Shiba (柴) means firewood, Saki (崎) means small peninsula.

Shibata 柴田 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "brushwood, firewood" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shibayama 柴山 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Shibazaki Japanese

Shibazaki 柴崎, しばざき Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood, brushwood" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shibugai Japanese
Variant of Shibutani.

Shibugaya Japanese
Variant of Shibutani.

Shibuimaru 渋井丸 Japanese
From Japanese 渋 (''shibu'') "unripe persimmon juice", 井 (''i'') "well" and 丸 (''maru'') "circle".

Shibuki Japanese
Shibu means "astringent, rough" and ki means "tree, wood".

Shibusawa 渋沢, 澁澤 Japanese
From Japanese 渋 or 澁 (shibu) meaning "astringent (taste), harsh" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Shibutani 澁谷, 渋谷 Japanese
From Japanese 澁 or 渋 (shibu) meaning "rough" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Shibuzawa Japanese
Variant of Shibusawa.

Shichiho 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).

Shichihō 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of 七宝 (see Shippō) and can be also spelled 七寳.

Shichihoh 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).

Shichihou 七宝, 七寳, しちほう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 or 七寳 (see Shichihō).

Shida 志田, しだ Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shidehara 幣原 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 幣 (shide, of uncertain meaning) and 原 (hara, "meadow").

Shido Japanese

Shiga Japanese

Shigaraki 死柄木 Japanese
From Japanese 死 (shi) meaning "death", 柄 (gara) meaning "handle, grip", and 木 (ki) meaning "tree"

Shigawa Japanese
Variant of Shikawa.

Shige Japanese
Shige means "luxurious".

Shigei Japanese

Shigematsu Japanese

Shigematsu 重松, しげまつ Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Shigemura Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and mura means "hamlet, village" or "town".

Shigeoka 重岡 Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Shigesato Japanese
Shige means "luxurious" and sato means "village".

Shigeta 重田, しげた Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shigezato Japanese
Variant of Shigesato.

Shigusawa Japanese
Keiichi Shigusawa, professionally known as Keiichi Sigsawa, is an award winning novelist.

Shiha 斯波, しは Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Shiiduka Japanese

Shiina Japanese

Shiitake Japanese

Shijou 市場, 四條, 砥上, 四条, しじょう Japanese
From Japanese 市 (shi) meaning "market, town", 四 (shi) meaning "four" or 砥 (shi) meaning "whetstone"; combined with 場 (jou) meaning "place", 條 (jou) meaning "article, twig, ray", 条 (jou) with the same meaning as the previous one, or 上 (jou) meaning "above".

Shikada Japanese

Shikanai Japanese
A notable bearer is Kayleigh Shikanai.

Shikanai 鹿内, しかない Japanese
From Japanese 鹿 (shika) meaning "deer" and 内 (nai) meaning "inside".

Shikata Japanese

Shikawa Japanese

Shikazu 志和, しかず Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 志和 (see Shiwa).

Shiki Japanese

Shikimi Japanese

Shima 島, しま Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Shimabuku Japanese

Shimabukuro Japanese

Shimadzu 島津 Japanese
Variant transcription of Shimazu.

Shimai Japanese
Shima means "island" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shimajiri 島尻 Japanese
From 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear".

Shimajuko Japanese

Shimamori 島森 Japanese
Shima (島) means "island", mori (森) means "forest"

Shimamoto 島本 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Shimano Japanese
Shima means "island" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Shimaoka 島岡, 嶋岡 Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".

Shimasaki Japanese

Shimata Japanese

Shimatsu Japanese

Shimazaki 島崎 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shimazu 島津 Japanese
From Japanese 島 (shima) meaning "island" and 津 (zu) meaning "harbor".

Shimbe Japanese

Shimbe 新部, しんべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Shimbu 新部, しんぶ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Shime 七五三, 志免, 志馬, シメ Japanese
This surname is used as 七五三, 志免 or 志馬 with 七 (shichi, nana, nana.tsu, nano, shi) meaning "seven", 五 (go, itsu, itsu.tsu, me) meaning "five", 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three", 志 (shi, kokorozashi, kokoroza.su, shiringu) meaning "aspire, hopes, intention, motive, plan, resolve, shilling", 免 (men, manuka.reru, manuga.reru, me) meaning "dismissal, excuse" and 馬 (ba, uma, -uma, ma, me) meaning "horse."... [more]

Shimegake 七五三掛 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.

Shimei 七五三掛 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shimekake.

Shimekake 七五三掛 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七 (shichi) from 楠木七郎 (Kusunoki Shichirō), 五 (go) from 和田五郎 (Wada Gorō), 三 (san) from 三百騎 (sambyakuki) meaning "300 horses" and 掛 (kake), phonetically assigned to write 駆ける (kakeru) meaning "to run"... [more]

Shimemura Japanese

Shimo Japanese

Shimobayashi Japanese

Shimoda 下田 Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shimoenoo 下酔尾, 下醉尾, しもえのお Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下酔尾 (Shimoenoo) meaning "Shimoenoo", a former division in the area of Terushima in the city of Ichikikushikino in the prefecture of Kagoshima in Japan, or a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan.

Shimogawara Japanese

Shimokata Japanese
Shimo can mean "under, below" and kata can mean "shape" or "single".

Shimokawa Japanese

Shimokawa 下川, しもかわ Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shimomae Japanese

Shimomura 下村, しもむら Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "below, down, under" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shimonari 下成, しもなり Japanese
From 下 (shimo) meaning "below," "under" and 成 (naru) meaning "to become."

Shimono 下野 Japanese
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "under, below" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Shimooka Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and oka means "ridge, hill". ... [more]

Shimosawa Japanese
Shimo means "below, under" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Shimota Japanese

Shimotakahara Japanese

Shimotsuki 霜月 Japanese (Rare, ?)
霜 (Shimo) means "hoar, frost" and 月 (tsuki) means "month, noon". This is the traditional Japanese word for "November". ... [more]

Shimoyama Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and yama means "mountain". ... [more]

Shimoyashiki 下屋敷, しもやしき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 下 (shimo) meaning "lower, downstream" and 屋敷 (yashiki) meaning "mansion", referring to a mansion in the lowlands.

Shimozawa Japanese
Variant of Shimosawa.

Shimpo 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shimpō 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 神 (shin) meaning "deity; god" and 宝 (pō), from 宝 (hō) meaning "treasure".

Shimpoh 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shimpou 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shimura 志村 Japanese
From Japanese 志 (shi) meaning "will, purpose" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Shin 泰, しん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 泰 (see Tai).

Shin 神, しん Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Shin 針, しん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 針 (see Hari).

Shina Japanese
Shina can mean "family, department, section".

Shinada Japanese

Shinagawa Japanese
Variant of Shinakawa.

Shinakawa Japanese
Shina means "family, department, section" and kawa means "river, stream".

Shinami 斯波, しなみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 (see Shiba).

Shinazugawa 不死川 Japanese (Rare)
Means "immortal river; never dying river; river with no deaths" in Japanese.

Shinbe Japanese

Shinbe 新部, しんべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbe).

Shinbu 新部, しんぶ Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Shimbu).

Shinden Japanese
See Arata,this is simply the formal pronunciation.

Shindera 新寺, しんでら Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新寺 (see Niidera).

Shindō 新藤, 進藤, 信藤, 真堂 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new", 進 (shin) meaning "advance, progress", 信 (shin) meaning "trust, faith", or 真 (shin) meaning "truth, reality" combined with 藤 (dō) meaning "wisteria" or 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Shingawa Japanese
Variant of Shinkawa.

Shinkai 新海 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "new" and 海 (kai) meaning "sea, ocean".

Shinketsu 神結, しんけつ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神結 (see Kamiyui).

Shinkura 新蔵, 新倉 Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "fresh, new" and 蔵 (kura) or 倉 (kura) meaning "possess, storehouse, granary".

Shinmura 新村 Japanese
From 新 (shin, ara, nii) meaning "new, fresh" and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".

Shino Japanese

Shinobu しのぶ Japanese
Shinobu is a Japanese name meaning "recall" or "endurance."

Shinomi 篠見 Japanese
From 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 見 (mi) meaning "view, outlook".

Shinosaki Japanese
Shino means "bamboo" and saki means "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Shinota Japanese
Variant of Shinoda.

Shinotsuka Japanese
Shino means "dwarf bamboo" and tsuka means "mound, hillock".

Shinozuka Japanese

Shinozuka 篠塚, しのづか Japanese
From Japanese 篠 (shino) meaning "dwarf bamboo" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Shinpo 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinpō 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinpoh 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinpou 神宝, 神寶, しんぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 神宝 or 神寶 (see Shimpō).

Shinsawa Japanese

Shinseki Japanese
Shin can mean "new" or "trust, faith" and seki means "frontier pass".

Shinso 心操 Japanese
From Japanese 心 (shin) meaning "heart, mind" and 操 (so, sou, sō) meaning "manipulate, operate"

Shintaku 新宅, しんたく Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 宅 (taku) meaning "house, home".

Shintani 新谷, しんたに Japanese
From Japanese 新 (shin) meaning "fresh, new" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Shintoku Japanese

Shinyama 新山 Japanese
Means "New Mountain".... [more]

Shinzawa Japanese
Variant of Shinsawa.

Shio 塩 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt".

Shioda Japanese

Shioda 塩田, しおだ Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Shioe 潮江 Japanese
From 潮 (shio) meaning "salt" and 江 (e) meaning "inlet, river".

Shiohata Japanese

Shiojiri 塩尻 Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 尻 (jiri) meaning "rear, end, back".... [more]

Shiokawa 塩川 Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" combined with 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Shiomi 汐見 Japanese
From Japanese 汐 (shio) meaning "salt, tide, opportunity" and 見 (mi) meaning "sight".

Shiono 塩野 Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness, plain".

Shiosaki Japanese

Shiota Japanese

Shiotani 塩谷, しおたに Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Shiozaki 塩崎 Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 崎 (saki) meaning "peninsula, cape".

Shiozawa 塩沢, しおざわ Japanese
From Japanese 塩 (shio) meaning "salt" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Shiozuka Japanese

Shippo 七宝, しっぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).

Shippō 七宝, しっぽう Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 七宝 (Shippō) meaning "Shippō", a former village in the district of Toyota in the former Japanese province of Aki in parts of present-day Hiroshima, Japan.

Shippoh 七宝, しっぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).

Shippou 七宝, しっぽう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 七宝 (see Shippō).

Shirado Japanese

Shiradoh Japanese

Shiradou Japanese

Shiraga Japanese

Shiragawa Japanese
Variant of Shirakawa.

Shirahama 白濱, しらはま Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Shirahata 白幡, しらはた Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Shirai 紫雷, しらい Japanese
Means "Purple Thunder". From Japanese 紫 (shi) meaning "purple" and 雷 (rai) meaning "thunder". Notable bearers are joshi wrestlers Mio Shirai and Io Shirai.

Shiraiwa 白岩, しらいわ Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".

Shirako Japanese
Meaning "white child".

Shiramizu 白水, しらみず Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Shiranami Japanese
Shira means "white" and nami means "wave".

Shirano Japanese
Shira means "white" and no means "field, plain".

Shirao Japanese

Shirasaka 白坂, しらさか Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Shirasaki 白崎 Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Shirasawa Japanese

Shirasuga Japanese
Shira means "white" and suga means "sedge".

Shiratō 白藤 Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Shiratoh Japanese

Shiratou Japanese

Shirino Japanese (Rare)
Shiri can mean "rear, behind" and no means "field, wilderness, plain".

Shiroda Japanese

Shirogane Japanese (Rare)
Shirogane typically spelt "白銀" ... [more]

Shiroi Japanese
Shrio means "white" and i means "well, pit, mineshaft".

Shiroiwa Japanese

Shirokane Japanese

Shiroma Japanese

Shiromori 白森 Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shiro) combined with 森 (mori) meaning forest. Other kanji combinations are possible.

Shirono Japanese
Shiro means "white" and no means "field, wilderness".

Shirota Japanese

Shiryo Japanese

Shiryou Japanese

Shiryu 四柳, しりゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).

Shiryū 四柳, しりゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).

Shiryuh 四柳, しりゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).

Shiryuu 四柳, しりゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Shiryū).

Shishido 宍戸 Japanese
Japanese: habitational name taken from a district in Hitachi (now Ibaraki prefecture), written with a variant character for ‘flesh’ and ‘door’. It is found mostly in northeastern Japan.

Shishido 宍戸, ししど Japanese
From Japanese 宍 (shishi) meaning "meat, flesh" and 戸 (to) meaning "door".

Shishigami 鹿神 Japanese
A Japanese surname meaning "deer god".

Shishikura Japanese
Shishi means "lion" and kura means "possess, have, storehouse, warehouse".

Shishima ししま Japanese
I don't know the history of this last name. I saw it in a magazine somewhere...

Shishimine 獅峯, 獅峰, ししみね Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 獅 (shishi), script-changed from 猪 (shishi) meaning "sus scrofa" and 峯 (mine) meaning "peak; summit".... [more]

Shishinai Japanese

Shitao 下尾 Japanese
From 下 (shita) meaning "lower, downstream, under" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Shitara 設楽 Japanese
From Japanese 設 (shita) meaning "establish" and 楽 (ra) meaning "comfort".

Shitayashiki 下屋敷, したやしき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 下屋敷 (see Shimoyashiki).

Shiwa 斯波, 紫波, 志和, しわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 斯波 or 紫波 (see Shiba) or variant of Shiba but written 志和.

Shiyanagi 四柳, しやなぎ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 四柳 (see Yotsuyanagi).

Shiyune Japanese

Shiyuno Japanese

Shizu Japanese

Shizuma Japanese

Shizume Japanese

Sho Japanese
Japanese name meaning "to fly/soar" or "wind instrument".

Sho 初, しょ, しょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu) or a variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).

Shō 初, しょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Hatsu).

Shōami 正阿弥, 正阿彌, しょうあみ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 正阿弥 (shōami), a sect of kettle brim making, hat brim making, or weapon-end guard making.

Shoami 正阿弥, 正阿彌, しょうあみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).

Shōaya 正阿弥, しょうあや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).

Shoaya 正阿弥, しょうあや Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).

Shoda Japanese

Shoh 初, しょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).

Shohmi 正味, しょうみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).

Shōji 庄司, しょうじ Japanese
From Japanese 庄 (shō) meaning "manor, villa" and 司 (ji) meaning "officer, boss".

Shoji 庄司 Japanese
From the Japanese 庄 (sho) "level" and 司 (shi or ji) "director," "official."

Shoji 庄司, しょうじ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 庄司 (see Shōji).

Shōjiya 小路谷, しょうじや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Kōjiya).

Shojiya 小路谷, しょうじや Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 小路谷 (see Shōjiya).

Shokutsu 食通 Japanese
From Japanese 食 (shoku) meaning food and 通 (tsu) meaning "connoisseur".

Shōmi 正味, しょうみ Japanese
From Japanese 正味 (Shōmi) meaning "Shōmi", a division in the area of Yoshiumi in the city of Imabari in the prefecture of Ehime in Japan.

Shomi 正味, しょうみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).

Shoni Japanese

Shou 初, しょう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 初 (see Shō).

Shouami 正阿弥, 正阿彌, しょうあみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōami).

Shouaya 正阿弥, しょうあや Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正阿弥 (see Shōaya).

Shoumi 正味, しょうみ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 正味 (see Shōmi).

Shouyu Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Shoyu.

Shoyu Japanese (Rare)
Shoyu is made up of two kanji that literally means "soy sauce".

Shōzō 宗像, しょうぞう Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 宗 (shuu, sou, mune) meaning "origin, religion, sect" and 像 (zou) meaning "figure, image, picture, portrait, statue."... [more]

Shu 鞠, しゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).

Shū 鞠, しゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Mari).

Shudai 主代, しゅだい Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 主代 (see Nushiro).

Shumiya Japanese

Shuri Japanese

Shuto 首藤 Japanese
From 首 (shu) meaning "neck, counter for songs or poems" combined with 藤 (to, fuji) meaning "wisteria".

Shuu 鞠, しゅう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese 鞠 (see Shū).

Sigsawa Japanese (Anglicized)
The professional surname of Keiichi Shigusawa, an author.

So Japanese (Rare)
A notable bearer is So Yoshiyori (1818-1890), a fuedal lord of the So clan.

Sobaharaya 蕎原屋, そばはらや Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蕎原屋 (Sobaharaya) meaning "Sobahara Store", from 蕎原 (Sobahara) meaning "Sobahara", an area in the city of Kaidzuka in the prefecture of Ōsaka in Japan.

Sobue 祖父江, そぶえ Japanese
From Japanese 祖 (so) meaning "ancestor", 父 (bu) meaning "father" and 江 (e) meaning "bay, inlet".

Soda Japanese

Soeda 添田, そえだ Japanese
From Japanese 添 (soeru) meaning "attach" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Soejima Japanese
Variant of Soeshima.

Soeshima Japanese

Soeta Japanese

Soga Japanese

Sogami Japanese
Variant of Sokami.

Sogawa Japanese

Sohma Japanese

Sokabe Japanese

Sōma 相馬, そうま Japanese
From Japanese 相 (sō) meaning "appearance" and 馬 (ma) meaning "horse".

Soma Japanese

Soma 相馬, そうま Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 相馬 (see Sōma).

Somai Japanese
A notable bearer is Shinji Somai (1948-2001). He was a film director.

Somatomo 相本 Japanese
The Japanese surname "Somatomo" (相本) is not a common surname, and its meaning can vary depending on the family's history and origin. However, "Soma" can mean "together" or "mutual," and "tomo" can mean "friend" or "companion." So, "Somatomo" might roughly translate to "mutual friend" or "companion together."

Someno Japanese

Someya 染谷, そめや Japanese
From Japanese 染 (some) meaning "dye, colour, paint" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Sonan 楚南 Japanese

Sone 曽根, 素根, 曾禰 Japanese
From Japanese 曽 (so) meaning "great" as in great-grandmother, and 根 (ne) meaning "root" as in tree root or plant root.... [more]

Sonehara Japanese

Sono Japanese
Sono means "garden".

Sonobe Japanese

Sonoda 園田, 薗田 Japanese
From Japanese 園 or 薗 (sono) meaning "park, garden, orchard" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Sonogai Japanese

Sonogaya Japanese
Variant of Sonotani.

Sonoike 園池, 其池, そのいけ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "orchard; plantation" and 池 (ike) meaning "pond".... [more]

Sonoma Japanese

Sonoo Japanese
Sono means "garden" and o means "tail".

Sonosaki Japanese
Sono means "garden" and saki means "cape, peninsula, promontory".

Sonota Japanese

Sonotani Japanese (Rare)
Sono means "garden" and tani means "valley".

Sonoue Japanese
"Garden under."

Sonoya Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Sonotani.

Sonozaki 園崎 Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden" combined with 崎 (zaki) meaning "cape, peninsula". A notable bearer of this surname is Mie Sonozaki, a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for being the Japanese dubbing voice of Hayley Atwell, Anne Hathaway, Kirsten Dunst, and Elisha Cuthbert.

Sootome 早乙女, 五月女 Japanese
Variant transcription of 早乙女 or 五月女 (Sōtome).

Soramoto Japanese
Sora means "sky, heaven" and "source, root, origin".

Sorime 反目, 反リ目, 祖利目, そりめ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 反り (sori), the continuative form of 反る (soru) meaning "to curve" and 目 (me) meaning "visual feature", referring to a curved landscape of a field.

Sōsuke Japanese
From given name “Sōsuke”

Sota 颯太 Japanese
From Japanese 颯 (sō) meaning "sudden, sound of the wind" and 太 (ta) meaning "thick, big, great". This name can also be formed of other kanji combinations. There is a character in Danganronpa used as a surname, but it's not actually used as a surname and it's originated from a boy's name from Japanese.

Sotohebo 外枦保, そとへぼ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外枦保 (Sotohebo), a clipping of 外枦保門 (Sotohebomon) meaning "Sotohebo Gate", a name of a group of several households in the Kadowari System that took place in the Edo Period in the former Japanese province of Satsuma in parts of present-day Kagoshima, Japan, as well as surrounding areas.

Sōtome 早乙女, 五月女 Japanese
Variant reading of 早乙女 or 五月女 (Saotome).

Sotome 早乙女, 五月女 Japanese
Variant transcription of 早乙女 or 五月女 (Sōtome).

Sotomi Japanese

Sototo 外当, 外當, そととう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).

Sototō 外当, 外當, そととう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Hokaatari).

Sototoh 外当, 外當, そととう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).

Sototou 外当, 外當, そととう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 外当 or 外當 (see Sototō).

Soukabe Japanese

Souma 相馬 Japanese (Rare)
Sou (相) means "appearance, nature", ma (馬) means "horse". Souma is also a city name in Fukishima prefecture. Mitsuko Souma (相馬光子) from Battle Royale bears this surname