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This is a list of submitted surnames in which the usage is Japanese; and the pattern is *a.
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Fukuhara 福原, ふくはら Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Fukumura 福村, 譜久村 Japanese
It means "Happy Village" in Japanese.
Fukunaga 福永, ふくなが Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".
Fukuoka 福岡, ふくおか Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Fukusawa Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and sawa means "marsh, swamp".
Fukushima 福島, ふくしま Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Fukuta Japanese
Fuku means "lucky, fortunate" and ta means "field, rice paddy".
Fukuyama 福山, ふくやま Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Fumetsugawa 不滅川, 不滅河 Japanese (Rare)
From japanese kanji 不滅 (fumetsu) meaning "immortal, indestructible, undying" and 河 or 川 (gawa/kawa) both meaning "river".
Funayama 船山, 舟山 Japanese
From Japanese 舟 or 船 (funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Furihata Japanese
Furi might refer to "fluterring sleeves", and hata means "field".
Furuhara Japanese
Furu means "old" and hara means "field, plain".
Furumiya Japanese
Furu means "old" and miya means "shrine, temple".
Furunaka Japanese
Furu means "old" and naka means "middle".
Furusawa 古沢, 古澤, ふるさわ Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Furushima Japanese
Furu means "old" and shima means "island".
Furuta 古田, ふるた Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Furuya 古谷, 古屋, ふるや Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley" or 屋 (ya) meaning "roof, house".
Furuyama 古山, ふるやま Japanese
From Japanese 古 (furu) meaning "old" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Fushiya 伏谷, ふしや Japanese
The surname "Fushiya" translates to "Prostrated Valley"
Futaba Japanese
Futa can mean "a pair" or "two" and ba is a form of ha meaning "leaf".... [more]
Futamura Japanese
From Japanese 二 (futa) meaning "two" or 双 (futa) meaning "pair", and 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet".
Futsuhara 蓬原 Japanese
Futsuhara/蓬原 = Mugwort Meadow
Fuwa 不破 Japanese
From 不 (fu) meaning "not, non-, un-" and 破 (wa) meaning "break, cut".
Ga 何, が Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Ganaha 我那覇, がなは Japanese
From Japanese 我 (ga) meaning "selfish", 那 (na) meaning "what" and 覇 (ha) meaning "supremacy".
Genda 源田 Japanese
From Japanese 源 (gen) meaning "source, origin" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Giga 儀間 Japanese
It might mean 儀間 "ceremonial space" spelled as 儀 (gi) meaning "ceremony, rite, righteous, etiquette" with 間 (ga) meaning "pause, between, interval". It is found mostly in the Ryūkyū Islands.
Gōda 合田, ごうだ Japanese
From Japanese 合 (gō) meaning "connect, join" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Goda 合田, 郷田 Japanese (Rare)
Go ("Connected to") + Da ("Rice Paddy"). This is mostly on Shikoku Island.
Goda 合田, ごうだ Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 合田 (see Gōda).
Gonda 権田 Japanese
From Japanese 権 (gon) meaning "right" and 田 (Ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Goya Japanese (Rare)
This is variously written, but is usually written with the characters meaning "Barbarian Room" or "Give Room".
Gumma 群馬, 郡馬, ぐんま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 群馬 (Gumma) meaning "Gumma", a former district in the former Japanese province of Kōzuke in present-day Gumma, Japan.... [more]
Gunma 群馬, 郡馬, ぐんま Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 群馬 or 郡馬 (see Gumma).
Gushima 具島, ぐしま Japanese
From 具 (gu) meaning "tool" and 島 (shima) meaning "island."
Ha 何, は Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).
Ha 播, は Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 播 (see Hari).
Hachida 八田, はちだ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachimura 蜂村 Japanese
Hachi (蜂) means bee, Mura (村) means village.
Hachita 八田, はちた Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hachiya 蜂谷, はちや Japanese
From Japanese 蜂 (hachi) meaning "bee, wasp" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hachiyama 八山 Japanese
Means "8 mountains" in Japanese.
Hada Japanese
This is another reading of Haneda.
Haga 芳賀, はが Japanese
From Japanese 芳 (ha) meaning "fragrant, aroma, reputable, satisfactory" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate". It's mostly in the northeastern Japan and may come from the place name in Tochigi Prefecture.
Haginaga 脛永, はぎなが Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 脛永 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a division in the town of Ibigawa in the district of Ibi in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan, or it being a variant spelling of 脛長 (Haginaga) meaning "Haginaga", a former large village in the same location, in the district of Ikeda in the former Japanese province of Mino in parts of present-day Gifu in Japan.
Hagiwara 萩原 Japanese
From Japanese 萩 (hagi) meaning "bush clover" and 原 (wara) meaning "field, plain".
Haida 灰田 Japanese
From 灰 (hai) meaning "ash, gray, grayish" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Haijima 拝島, 灰島 Japanese (Rare)
Hai (拝) here means "worship", hai (灰) here means "ash", jima/shima (島) means "island".
Haiya 灰屋, はいや Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (haiya) meaning "ash store", referring to an ash fertilizer seller or a crematory operator.
Haiya 灰屋, はいや Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 灰屋 (Haiya), a clipping of 京北灰屋 (Keikokuhaiya) meaning "Keikokuhaiya", an area in the ward of Ukyō in the city of Kyōto in the prefecture of Kyōto in Japan.
Hama Japanese
Hama means "Beach, Seashore".
Hamada 浜田 Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hamajima 浜島, はまじま Japanese
From Japanese 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".
Hamakawa 浜川, 濱川, 浜河, 濱河 Japanese
From the Japanese 浜 or 濱 (hama) "beach" and 川 or 河 (kawa) "river."
Hamamasa 浜正, 濱正, はままさ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 浜正 or 濱正 (see Hamashō).
Hamamura 浜村, 濱村 Japanese
From Japanese 浜, 濱 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hamanaka Japanese
Hama means "beach" and naka means "middle".
Hamataka Japanese
Hana means "beach" and taka means "tall, high, expensive".
Hana Japanese
From Japanese “hana” (花) meaning flower.
Hanabusa 花房 Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 房 (busa) meaning "room*.
Hanada 花田 Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hanafusa 花房 Japanese
From 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" and 房 (fusa) meaning "room, chamber".
Hanakawa 花川 Japanese
From 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 川 (kawa) meaning "stream, river".
Hanamura 花村, はなむら Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hanaoka 花岡, 華岡, はなおか Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Hanasawa Japanese
Haha means "flower, blossom" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hanawa はなわ, 花輪, 塙 Japanese
Either from 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 輪 (wa) meaning "loop, ring, wheel" or 塙 (hanawa) meaning "mountain, projecting tableland". The 花輪 spelling has multiple readings.
Hanaya 花屋 Japanese
From Japanese 花屋 (hanaya) meaning "florist", which combines 花 (hana) meaning "flower" with 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".
Hanayama 華山, 花山 Japanese
From 華 or 花 (hana) meaning "flower, blossom" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hanazawa 花沢, 花澤 Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Handa 半田 Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Haneda 羽田, 羽根田 Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather, plume" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". It can also be formed from 羽 (ha) meaning "feather, plume" combined with 根 (ne) meaning "root" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hanekawa 羽川 Japanese
羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical
Hanesaka 羽根坂, はねさか Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽根坂 (Hanesaka), the common name for the area of Furukawachōshimono in the city of Hida in the prefecture of Gifu in Japan.
Haneyama 羽山 Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (hane) meaning "feather" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hanza 半左, はんざ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 半左 (Hanza), a clipping of the given name 半左衛門 (see Hanzaemon).
Hanzaiya 繁在家,はんざいや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 繁在家 (see Hanzaiya).
Hanzawa 半沢, 半澤, はんざわ Japanese
From Japanese 半 (han) meaning "half" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Hara Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Harada 原田 Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Harashima 原島, 原嶋, はらしま Japanese
From Japanese 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".
Haruda はるだ Japanese
Harugaya Japanese
Variant of Harutani meaning "spring valley".
Harukawa 春河, 春川 Japanese
harukawa means "spring river". the kanji used are 春(haru) meaning "spring (the season)" and 河 (kawa) meaning "river" . you could also use 川 (kawa) as the second kanji, but using 河 looks better.
Haruna 春名 Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 名 (na) meaning "name, fame, renown".
Haruta 春田 Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Haruya Japanese
Variant of Harutani, meaning "spring valley".
Haruyama 春山 Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Hasawa Japanese
Ha means "feather, plume" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hashikura Japanese
Hashi means "bridge" and kura means "storehouse".
Hashioka 橋岡 Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".
Hashira Japanese
Hashira is a Japanese last name that means "Pillar" or "Support". ... [more]
Hashiyama 橋山 Japanese
橋 (Hashi) means "Bridge" and 山 (Yama) means "Mountain".
Hasudera 蓮寺, はすでら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蓮 (hasu) meaning "lotus, nelumbo nucifera" and 寺 (dera), the joining form of 寺 (tera) meaning "temple".
Hasunuma Japanese
Hasu means "Lotus" and numa means "swamp, marsh".
Hasuya 芙家, はすや Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 芙 (hasu) meaning "nelumbo nucifera" and 家 (ya) meaning "house", possibly referring to a house in an area with nelumbo nucifera.
Hata Japanese
This is an ancient surname that is another form of Haneda.
Hata Japanese
Meaning unknown.... [more]
Hata 泰, はた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 泰 (see Tai).
Hata 八田, 八多, はた Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).
Hataba 八田羽, はたば Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).
Hatakeyama 畑山, 畠山 Japanese
From Japanese Kanjis 畑 (hatake) meaning "crop field" or 畠 (hatake), and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hatakeyama 畠山, はたけやま Japanese
From Japanese 畠 (hatake) meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hatanaka 畑中, はたなか Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) meaning "field" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".
Hataya 幡谷 Japanese
From Japanese 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hatayama 畑山, 畠山, はたやま Japanese
From Japanese 畑 (hata) or 畠 (hata) both meaning "field" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hatoyama 鳩山 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 鳩 (hato, "pigeon, dove") and 山 (yama, "mountain"). This surname was borne by Ichirō Hatoyama (1883–1959) and his grandson Yukio (1947–).
Hatsuda 八田, はつだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 (see Hatta).
Hatsuta 八田, 八多, はつた Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田 or 八多 (see Hatta).
Hatta 八田, 八多, はった Japanese
From Japanese 八 (hatsu) meaning "eight" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy". Hatsuta or Hatta is the name of various places in Japan.
Hattaha 八田羽, はったは Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 八田羽 (see Hattawa).
Hattawa 八田羽, はったわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Hatta, added Japanese 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, wing".
Hayabusa Japanese
This name means "falcon" in Japanese.
Hayagawa Japanese
Variant transcription of Hayakawa.
Hayakawa 早川 Japanese
From Japanese 早 (haya) meaning "early, fast" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hayama 葉山 Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hayama 波山, はやま Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).
Hayashibara 林原, はやしばら Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Hayashida 林田 Japanese
From Japanese 林 (hayashi) meaning "forest" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hebiana 蛇穴, へびあな Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蛇穴 (see Jaana).
Hebiyama 蛇山, へびやま Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛇 (hebi) meaning "snake; serpent" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain", referring to a mountain with many snakes.
Hibiya 日比谷 Japanese
It consists of the Japanese Kanji meaning day/sun (日), ratio (比), and valley (谷). Chitose Hibiya from the manga and anime Chobits is a notable bearer of this surname.
Hida 日田 Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Higa 比嘉, ひが Okinawan, Japanese
Japanese borrowing of Okinawan 比嘉 (Fija), which is of uncertain meaning.
Higashida 東田 Japanese
From Japanese 東 (higashi) meaning "east" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Higashiosaka Japanese
Higashi means "east", o means "great, large", and saka means "hill, slope".
Higashiyama Japanese
Higashi means "east" and yama means "hill, mountain".
Hijikata 土方, 土片, 泥方, 泥片, ヒジカタ Japanese
From 泥 (hiji) meaning "mud, mire," more often written as 土, from tsuchi meaning "earth, soil, dirt, mud," and 方 (kata) meaning "direction, way" or, more rarely, 片 (kata) meaning "one (of a pair); incomplete, fragmentary" (cognate with 方).... [more]
Hika 氷香 Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 氷 (hi) meaning "ice" and 香 (ka) meaning "fragrance".
Hikasa 日笠, ひかさ Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat".
Hikawa 氷川 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 氷 (hi) meaning "ice" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hikida 疋田, 匹田 Japanese
From 疋 or 匹 (hiki) meaning "counter for small animals" combined with 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hikosaka 彦坂, ひこさか Japanese
From Japanese 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Himira Japanese
Hi means Fire, hi means sun, Mi means beautiful,ra means Good or ra means Virtuous or ra means respectable
Hinata 日向, 陽向 Japanese
From Japanese 日向 (hinata) meaning "sunny place", 陽向 (hinata) meaning "toward the sun", or a non-standard reading of 向日葵 (himawari) meaning "sunflower". Other kanji compounds are also possible.
Hinawa 火縄, ひなわ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 火縄 (hinawa) meaning "matchlock", referring to the occupation of making matchlocks.
Hiraga 平賀, ひらが Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".
Hiraiwa 平岩, ひらいわ Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks".
Hirakawa 平川 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hiranaka Japanese
Hira means "peace, even, level" and naka means "middle".
Hiranuma 平沼 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 平 (hira, "flat; ordinary; low-ranking person") and 沼 (numa, "swamp, bog"), thus "flat swamp".
Hiraoka 平岡, ひらおか Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".
Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".
Hirasawa 平沢, 平澤 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 沢, 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".
Hirashima 平島, 平嶋, 平嶌 Japanese
From the Japanese 平 (hira) "peace" and 島, 嶋 or 嶌 (shima) "island."
Hiratsuka 平塚, ひらつか Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".
Hirayama 平山 Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Hirokawa 広川, 廣川, ヒロカワ Japanese
From Japanese 広 or 廣 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hiromasa Japanese
Hito means "wide, broad, large" and masa means "".
Hirosawa Japanese
Hiro means "broad, spacious, wide" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".
Hiroshima Japanese (Rare)
Hiro means "widespread,broad","generous","prosperous" depending on kanji used. Shima means "Island" the same as "jima" does. So this surname rather mean "Prosperous Island"or "Broad Island"."Generous Island" might be possible,but it's not likely used for the last name the same as it is for the given name, Hiro.
Hirota 廣田, 広田, 弘田 Japanese
From Japanese 廣, 広 or 弘 (hiro) meaning "broad, wide, spacious" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hirukawa 蛭川, ひるかわ Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hiruma 蛭間 Japanese
From the Japanese 蛭 (hiru) "leech" and 間 (ma) "pause."
Hiruta 蛭田, ひるた Japanese
From Japanese 蛭 (hiru) meaning "leech" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hisada 久田, ひさだ Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hisaeda 久枝, ひさえだ Japanese
From Japanese 久枝 (Hisaeda) meaning "Hisaeda", a former area in the former district of Wake in the former Japanese province of Iyo in parts of present-day Ehime, Japan.
Hisaka Japanese
Hi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".
Hisamura 久村, ひさむら Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hisanaga 久永, ひさなが Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".
Hishida 菱田 Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), water chestnut, caltrop, rhombus" and 田 (da) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hishikawa 菱川 Japanese
From 菱 (hishi, ryou) meaning "diamond (shape), rhombus, water chestnut, caltrop" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river".
Hita 日田 Japanese
Possibly from 日 (hi) meaning "sun" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hitora 人羅 Japanese
From 人 (hito) means "person, human, individual" and 羅 (ra) means "thin silk fabric, net, gauze, Romania".
Hiyama 檜山, 桧山 Japanese
From Japanese 檜, 桧 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".
Hokita 洞田 Japanese
From 洞 (hoki) meaning "paulownia" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, plain, field".
Homma 本間 Japanese
From 本 (hon, moto) meaning "origin, source, root" and 間 (ma) meaning "pause, between, while".
Homura 保村, 甫村, 穂村, ホムラ Japanese
This surname is used as 保村, 甫村 or 穂村 with 保 (ho, hou, tamo.tsu) meaning "guarantee, keep, preserve, protect, support, sustain", 甫 (fu, ho, haji.mete, suke) meaning "for the first time, not until", 穂 (sui, ho) meaning "crest (of wave), ear, ear (of grain), head" and 村 (son, mura) meaning "town, village."... [more]
Honkura ホンクラ, 本蔵, 本藏 Japanese
From 本 (hon) meaning "origin, root, source" and 藏 or 蔵 (kura) meaning "granary, cellar, warehouse, storehouse, to stock, to put up".
Honma 本間 Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".
Horiba 堀場, ほりば Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".
Horikawa 堀川, 堀河, ほりかわ Japanese
From Japanese 堀 (hori) meaning "ditch, moat, canal" and 川 (kawa) or 河 (kawa) both meaning "river, stream".
Horikita Japanese (Rare)
Hori ("Moat"),this can also be used: Ho ("Protect") + Ri ("Benefit,Profit,Gain") + Kita ("North").
Horimiya Japanese
Hori means "moat, canal" and miya means "shrine, temple".
Horisawa Japanese
Hori means "canal, moat" and sawa means "swamp, marsh, wetland".
Hosaka 保坂 Japanese
From Japanese 保 (ho) meaning "protect" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".
Hoshida 星田 Japanese
From 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 田 (da) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hoshikawa 星川, ほしかわ Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hoshimiya 星宮, ほしみや Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".
Hoshimura 星村, ほしむら Japanese
From Japanese 星 (hoshi) meaning "star" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Hoshina 保科, 星奈 Japanese
It can be spelled with 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, mark, dot" and 奈 (na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation", or 保 (ho) meaning "protect", combined with 科 (shina, ka) meaning "department, technology".
Hoshita 星田 Japanese
From 星 (hoshi) meaning "star, dot" and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, field".
Hoshizora 星空 Japanese (Rare)
Hoshi (星) means "star", sora/zora (空) means "sky", this name literally means "starry sky". Sora changes to zora due to rendaku
Hosoda 細田, ほそだ Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "fine, narrow, thin, fine, slender" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Hosokawa 細川 Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, fine, slender" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Hosomiya Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, narrow, fine" and miya means "shrine, palace, temple".
Hosonuma Japanese
Hoso means "thin, fine, narrow, slender" numa means "swamp".
Hosotera Japanese
Hoso means "fine, thin, slender, narrow" and tera means "temple".
Hosoya 細谷, ほそや Japanese
From Japanese 細 (hoso) meaning "thin, narrow, fine, slender" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".
Hosoyama Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".
Hotohara 蛍原 Japanese
From 蛍 (hoto, hotaru) meaning "firefly" and 原 (hara) meaning "plain, field".
Ibara Japanese
Variant of Ihara.
Ibuka 井深 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 深 (fuka) meaning "depth". A notable bearer of this surname was the Japanese industrialist Masaru Ibuka who is known for have been a co-founder of Japanese electronics conglomerate Sony (1908 – 1997).
Ichida 市田 Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) "market" and 田 (da) "paddy, field".
Ichihara 一原, いちはら, 市原 Japanese
This surname combines 一 (ichi, itsu, hito-, hito.tsu) meaning "one" or 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town" with 原 (gen, hara) meaning "field, meadow, original, plain, prairie, primitive, tundra, wilderness".... [more]
Ichikawa 市川 Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Ichimasa 市正 Japanese
From 市 (ichi) meaning "market, shop" and 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice".
Ichimura Japanese
Ichi can mean "one" or "market" and mura means "hamlet, village".
Ichimura 市村, いちむら Japanese
From Japanese 市 (ichi) meaning "market" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichimura 一村, いちむら Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".
Ichinomiya 一宮, 一之宮, 市之宮, 一ノ宮, イチノミヤ Japanese
This surname is used as 一宮, 一の宮, 一ノ宮, 一之宮 or 市之宮 with 一 (ichi, itsu, hito, hito.tsu) meaning "one," 市 (shi, ichi) meaning "city, market, town," 之 (shi, oite, kono, kore, no, yuku) meaning "of, this" or 宮 (kyuu, ku, kuu, guu, miya) meaning "constellations, palace, princess."... [more]
Ichioka 一岡 Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill".
Ichiyama 一山, イチヤマ Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".
Ida 井田 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Idejima 出島 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Ideshima 出島 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Dejima.
Ieda 家田, いえだ Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home, family" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".
Ienaga 家長 Japanese
From Japanese 家 (ie) meaning "house, home" and 長 (naga) meaning "long, chief".
Iesaka 家坂 Japanese
From 家 (ie) meaning "house, family, home" and 坂 (saka) meaning "hill, slope".
Igawa 井川, いがわ Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".
Igusa Japanese
Variant of Ikusa.
Ihara 井原, 伊原, いはら Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit" or 伊 (i) meaning "this" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".
Iida 飯田 Japanese
From Japanese 飯 (ii) meaning "cooked grains, cooked rice" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".
Iikawa Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and kawa means "river, stream".