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

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".

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

Kuge Japanese

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".

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

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

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

Kuni Japanese

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".

Kunisaki Japanese (Rare)

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".

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

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

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

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

Kurisu 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲, くりす Japanese
This surname is used as 栗栖, 栗須, 栗洲 with 栗 (ri, ritsu, ononoku, kuri) meaning "chestnut", 栖 (sei, su.mu) meaning "cobweb, den, hive, nest, rookery", 須 (shu, su, subekara.ku, subeshi, hige, matsu, mochi.iru, moto.meru) meaning "by all means, necessarily, ought" and 洲 (shuu, su, shima) meaning "continent, country, island, sandbar."... [more]

Kurita 栗田, くりた Japanese
From Japanese 栗 (kuri) meaning "chesnut" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

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

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."

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

Kurose Japanese
Kuro means "black" and se means "current, ripple".

Kurosu 黒須, くろす Japanese
From Japanese 黒 (kuro) meaning "black" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, necessary".

Kuru Japanese
Japanese: though written with the character for ‘give’ or ‘present’, the original meaning may actually be ‘sunset’. The name is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku and is no longer common in Japan, but there is a city by that name in Hiroshima prefecture and the area may have ancient connections with the family.

Kusaka 日下 Japanese
meaning of sound of KUSA-KA is grassy-place. on kanji it means 日(sun) 下(under), there is association which grass grows good under the sun. this is the special case of usage of kanji in Japanese such as 飛鳥 asuka, 春日 kasuga and 長谷川 hasegawa.

Kusaka 日下, くさか Japanese
From Japanese 日 (ku) meaning "sun, day" and 下 (saka) meaning "under, below".

Kusano 草野, くさの Japanese
From Japanese 草 (kusa) meaning "grass, herbs" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Kuse Japanese
Ku means "long time ago" and se means "world"

Kushi 久枝, くし Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 久枝 (see Hisaeda).

Kusuda 楠田, くすだ Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor tree" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kusunoki 楠, 楠木, くすのき Japanese
From Japanese 楠 (kusunoki) meaning "camphor tree". This name can also be formed from 楠 (kusu) meaning "camphor", an unwritten possessive particle, and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Kuwabara Japanese
Variant of Kuwahara.

Kuwada Japanese

Kuwahara 桑原 Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Kuwamoto 桑元 Japanese
Kuwamoto/桑元 = Mulberry Origin/Book

Kuwata Japanese

Kuwata 桑田, くわた Japanese
From Japanese 桑 (kuwa) meaning "mulberry" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Kyan 喜屋武 Japanese
From 喜 (ki) meaning "value, expensive", 屋 (ya) meaning "vendor, roof, dwelling", and 武 (n) meaning "military, martial".

Mabe 馬部 Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.

Machi 町 Japanese (Rare)
町 (machi) means 'town' or 'street'. Some occurrences in America could be shortened versions of longer names beginning with this element, not common in Japan.

Machida 町田 Japanese
From Japanese 町 (machi) meaning "town" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Maehara 前原, まえはら Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Maeno 前野 Japanese
From Japanese 前 (mae) meaning "front, forward" and 野 (no) meaning "area, field, wilderness".

Maga 真賀, まが Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 真賀 (see Maka).

Maka 真賀, まか Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulation".

Makie Japanese

Makino 牧野, まきの Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepherd, tend cattle" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Makishima 牧島 Japanese
From Japanese 牧 (maki) meaning "shepard" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Makita 真北, 牧田 Japanese
I'm not sure how the surname is usually written, but 真 (Ma) means "Genuine, Real, Sincere" and 北 (Kita) means "North". On the other hand, 牧 (Maki) means "Shepard, Tend cattle" and 田 (Ta) means "Rice Field, Rice Paddy"... [more]

Mamiya 真宮, 茉宮 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" or 茉 (ma) meaning "Arabian jasmine, white jasmine" combined with 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Man 鰻, まん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 鰻 (see Unagi).

Manabe 真鍋, 間部, 眞鍋 Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "among, between" and 鍋 (nabe) meaning "pot, pan" or 部 (be) meaning "part, section".

Mano 真野, 間野, まの Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" or 間 (ma) meaning "pause" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, wilderness".

Mari 鞠, まり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鞠 (mari) meaning a type of ancient football used by courtiers.

Marina Japanese

Maru 九, まる Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 九 (see Ichijiku).

Maruyama 丸山, 圓山 Japanese
From Japanese 丸 or 圓 (maru) meaning "round, full" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Masada Japanese

Masai 正井 Japanese
From 正 (masa) meaning "right, correct, proper, justice" and 井 (i) meaning "well, pit, mineshaft".

Masaki 真咲 Japanese
Surname of Japanese origin meaning "true blossoms" which comes from combing 真 (ma) meaning "true, genuine" with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".

Masaki 真崎, まさき Japanese
From Japanese 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Masaki 正木, まさき Japanese
From Japanese 正 (masa) meaning "right, proper" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Masaoka Japanese
Masa means "right, proper" and oka means "hill, mound".

Mase 間瀬, 真瀬, ませ Japanese
From Japanese 間 (ma) meaning "among, between" or 真 (ma) meaning "real, genuine" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".

Masuda 増田, 益田, 舛田, 桝田, 升田 Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase", 益 (masu) meaning "benefit", 舛 (masu) meaning "oppose, to go against" (kun reading), 桝 (masu) meaning "box seat, measure" or 升 (masu) meaning "box" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Masui 増井, ますい Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Masumoto 増本, ますもと Japanese
From Japanese 増 (masu) meaning "increase" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Masunaga Japanese

Masuyama 増山, 益山, 桝山, 升山 Japanese
From the Japanese 増 (masu) "increase," 益 (masu) "benefit," 桝 (masu) "box seat," "measure" or 升 (masu) "box" and 山 (yama) "mountain."

Mato Japanese

Matoba 的場, まとば Japanese
From Japanese 的 (mato) meaning "target, mark" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".

Matsu 松 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Matsuhara Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 松原 (see Matsubara.)

Matsui Japanese
Matsu means "pine" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Matsui 松井, まつい Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Matsukawa 松川 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Matsuki 松木 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Matsunaga 松永 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Matsuno 松野 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Matsuo 松尾 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Matsushima 松島, 松嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Matsuura 松浦 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet".

Matsuyama 松山 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Matsuzaki 松崎, まつざき Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Matsuzawa Japanese
Variant of Matsusawa.

Matsuzawa 松沢, 松澤, まつざわ Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Mida Japanese
Variant of Mita.

Migita 右田 Japanese
From 右 (migi) meaning "conservative, right, respect, counsel, aid, assist," and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice patty".

Mihara 三原 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Mikami 三上, みかみ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Mike Japanese

Miki 三木, みき Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Mimura 三村, みむら Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village".

Minami 皆実 Japanese
From the Japanese "皆" (Mina) meaning "all" and "実" (mi) meaning "fruit", as well as other kanji and kanji combinations that are pronounced in the same way.

Minari Japanese

Minato 湊, 港 Japanese
From Japanese 湊 or 港 (minato) meaning "port, harbour".

Mine 岑, 峯, 峰, 嶺, 三根 Japanese
This surname is used as 岑, 峯, 峰, 嶺, 三根, 美根, 美祢, 美禰 or 見根 with 岑 (gin, shin, mine), an outdated character meaning "mountaintop, peak," 峯/峰 (hou, ne, mine) meaning "peak, summit," 嶺 (ryou, rei, mine) meaning with the same meaning as 峯/峰, 三 (san, zou, mi, mi'.tsu, mi.tsu) meaning "three," 美 (bi, mi, utsuku.shii) meaning "beauty/iful," 見 (ken, mi.eru, mi.seru, mi.ru) meaning "chances, hopes, idea, look at, opinion, see, visible," 根 (kon, ne, -ne) meaning "head (pimple), radical, root" and 祢/禰 (dei, nai, ne) meaning "ancestral shrine."... [more]

Mineo Japanese
Mine means "peak" and i means "tail".

Mino Japanese

Mio 三尾 Japanese
From 三 (mi, mitsu, ji) meaning "three" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Misawa 三沢, 三澤, みさわ Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "swamp, wetland, marsh".

Mise Japanese

Mishima 三島, 三嶋 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Misumi Japanese
Mi means "three" and sumi can mean "dwelling, residence, abode" or "corner, nook".

Mita 三田, みた Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Mita Japanese
Meaning ‘three rice paddies’, the name is more common in eastern Japan. It is also pronounced Santa or Sanda in western Japan.

Mitani 三谷 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Mito Japanese

Mitsuda Japanese

Mitsui 三井, 三ツ井 Japanese
From the Japanese 三 (mi or san) and 井 (i) "well." The grammatical and phonetic add-on ツ (tsu) is not always included in this name's spelling.

Mitsunaga Japanese

Miwa 三輪 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 輪 (wa) meaning "wheel, ring, circle".

Miwa 神, みわ Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 神 (see Jin).

Miya 宮, みや Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Miyagi 宮城 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 城 (gi) meaning "castle".

Miyagishima 宮城島, みやぎしま Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace", 城 (ki) meaning "castle" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Miyahara 宮原 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Miyakawa Japanese
Variant of Miyagawa.

Miyaki Japanese
Miya means "shrine" and ki means "tree, wood ".

Miyanaga みやなが, 宮永 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya), meaning "shinto shrine", and 永 (naga), meaning "eternity, long, lengthy".

Miyao 宮尾 Japanese
From 宮 (miya) meaning "palace, shrine" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Miyasaka 宮坂, 宮阪, みやさか Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Miyasaki 宮崎 Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 宮崎 (see Miyazaki).

Miyasato 宮里, みやさと Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Miyashiro Japanese
"Shrine Castle".

Miyauchi 宮内 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 内 (uchi) meaning "inside".

Miyawaki Japanese
A famous bearier of this surname, Sakura Miyawaki from IZONE.

Miyawaki 宮脇, みやわき Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Miyazawa 宮沢, 宮澤, みやざわ Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Miyazono 宮園 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "palace" and 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park".... [more]

Miyoshi 三芳, みよし, 三好 Japanese
From Japanese 三 (mi) meaning "three" and 好 (yoshi) meaning "fond, pleasing" or 芳 (yoshi) meaning "perfume; balmy; favorable; fragrant".

Mizoguchi 溝口 Japanese
From Japanese 溝 (mizo) meaning "ditch, drain, gutter" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Mizokami 溝上 Japanese
From 溝 (mizo) meaning "gully, drain, ditch, trench, gap, gutter" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Mizuki Japanese
Variant of Mitsuki.

Mizumoto 水本, ミズモト Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Mizusawa 水沢 Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 沢 (sawa) meaning "marsh".

Mizuta 水田 Japanese
From Japanese 水 (mizu) meaning "water" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Momo Japanese

Momohara 百原 Japanese
From Japanese 百 (momo) meaning "hundred" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain"

Mon Japanese
Mon means "Gate".

Monden 門田 Japanese
Possibly from 門 (kado, mon) meaning "gate, doorway, entrance" and 田 (ta, den) meaning "rice paddy, field."

Mono Japanese

Morie Japanese

Moriguchi 森口, もりぐち Japanese
From 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "entrance, mouth."

Morihara 森原 Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Morinaga 森永, もりなが Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 永 (naga 3) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Morinaka 森中 Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Morino Japanese
Mori means "forest" and no means "field, rice paddy, wilderness".

Morio Japanese
Mori means "forest" and o means "tail."

Morioka 森岡, 守岡,もりおか Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Morisaki 森崎 Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Morishige Japanese
Mori means "forest" and shige means "luxury".

Morishima 森島, 森嶋, もりしま Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest, grove" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Moriwaki 森脇, もりわき Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" and 脇 (waki) meaning "side".

Moriya 守屋, 守谷, 森屋, 森谷, もりや Japanese
From the Japanese 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker, guard, protect, defend" or 森 (mori) meaning "forest" combined with 屋 (ya) meaning "house, dwelling" or 谷 (ya or tani) meaning "valley."

Motoyama 本山 Japanese
Combination of Kanji Characters 本 meaning "Book", and 山 meaning "Mountain".

Mukai 向井 Japanese
From Japanese 向 (muka) meaning "facing, toward" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Mura 村 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village".

Murai 村井 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Murakami 村上, 邑上, 邨上, 村神, 邑神 Japanese
From the Japanese 村, 邑 or 邨 (mura) meaning "hamlet, town, village" combined with 上 (kami) meaning "upper, top, above" or 神 (kami) meaning "god" or 守 (kami) meaning "guard, protect, defend."

Murakawa 村川, むらかわ Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Muraki 村木, むらき Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Muramatsu 村松 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree".

Muramoto Japanese
Mura means "village" and moto means "origin".

Muranaka 村中, ムラナカ Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "village" combined with 中 (naka) meaning "inside, middle".

Murano Japanese
Mura means "village, hamlet" and no means "wilderness, plain, field."

Murao 村尾 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail".

Muraoka 村岡 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Murase 村瀬, むらせ Japanese
rom Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, hamlet, village" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".

Murata 村田 Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Murayama 村山, むらやま Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Muro 室 Japanese
From Japanese 室 (muro) meaning "room, chamber, apartment, cellar, greenouse".

Muta 牟田, むた Japanese
From Japanese 牟 (mu) meaning "pupil (of the eye)" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Na 納, な Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Nada 納田, なだ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Naga Japanese

Naga 奈賀, 名嘉, なが Japanese, Okinawan
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奈賀 or 名嘉 (see Naka).

Nagai 長井, 永井 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Nagamatsu 永松, 長松, 永末, ナガマツ Japanese
This surname is used as 永松, 長松 or 永末 with 永 (ei, naga.i) meaning "eternity, lengthy, long," 長 (chou, osa, naga.i) meaning "leader, long," 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree" and 末 (batsu, matsu, sue) meaning "close, end, posterity, powder, tip."

Nagano 長野, 永野 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Naganuma 長沼, ながぬま Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh".

Nagao 長尾, ながお Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "head, leader, chief, long" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, foot of a mountain, end".

Nagaoka 長岡 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nagase Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and se means "current, ripple".

Nagase 永瀬, ながせ Japanese
From Japanese 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Nagase 長勢, ながせ Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, current".

Nagashima 長島, 長嶋, ながしま Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 島/嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Nagata 長田, 永田 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" or 永 (naga) meaning "eternity" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Nagatani Japanese
Naga means "chief, long" and tani means "valley".

Nagayama 永山, 長山, ながやま Japanese
From Japanese 永 (nagai) meaning "eternity, long, lengthy" or 長 (nagai) meaning "chief, head, leader" combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Nai 名井 Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, famous; reputation" and 井 (i) meaning "well, mine shaft, pit".

Naito 内藤 Japanese
内 (Nai) means "inside" and 藤 (to) means "wisteria".

Naito 内藤, ないとう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 内藤 (see Naitō).

Naitō 内藤, ないとう Japanese
From Japanese 内 (nai) meaning "inside" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Naka 中, 仲, 奈加, 奈賀, 名加 Japanese, Okinawan
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle; center". 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.... [more]

Naka 那珂, なか Japanese
From Japanese 那珂 (Naka) meaning "Naka", a district in the former Japanese province of Hitachi in parts of present-day Ibaraki, Japan.

Nakada 中田 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Nakaji Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ji means "soil, ground".

Nakama Japanese
Naka means "middle" and ma can mean "pause" or "genuine, true real".

Nakamatsu 中松, 仲松, ナカマツ Japanese
This surname combines 中 (chuu, ata.ru, uchi, naka) meaning "centre, in(side), mean (not as in the way a person acts), middle" or 仲 (chuu, naka) meaning "go-between, relationship" with 松 (shou, matsu) meaning "pine tree." One bearer of this surname is inventor Yoshirō Nakamatsu (中松 義郎), also known as Dr... [more]

Nakamori Japanese
Naka means "middle" and mori means "forest".

Nakamoto 中本 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Nakanishi 中西, 仲西 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship, terms" and 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nakao 中尾 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Nakaoka 中岡 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nakasato Japanese

Nakasato 中里, なかさと Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Nakasato 仲里, なかさと Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relationship" and 里 (sato) meaning "village".

Nakasone 中曽根 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 中 (naka, "middle"), 曽 (so, of uncertain meaning) and 根 (ne, "root"). A famous bearer of this surname was Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone (中曽根 康弘; 1918–2019).

Nakata 中田 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nakatani 中谷 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (tani) meaning "valley".

Nakatsu Japanese

Nakatsuka 中塚, なかつか Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 塚 (tsuka) meaning "hillock, mound".

Nakaya Japanese
Variant of Nakatani.

Nakaya 中谷, なかや Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Nakaya 仲谷, なかや Japanese
From Japanese 仲 (naka) meaning "relation, relationship" and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Nakayama 中山, 仲山, なかやま Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) "relationship, relations" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Nakazato 中里, なかざと Japanese
From 中 (naka) meaning "center, middle" and 里 (sato) meaning "village."

Nakazawa 中沢, 中澤, なかざわ Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "wetland, swamp, marsh".

Nako 名幸 Japanese
From 名 (na) meaning "name, noted, distinguished, reputation" and 幸 (ko) meaning "happiness, blessing, fortune".

Namba 難波 Japanese
From 難 (nan, nam) meaning "difficulties, flame, shortage, poorly" and 波 (ba, nami) meaning "wave, surf".

Nan 何, なん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Nani 何, なに Japanese (Rare)
Means "what" in Japanese.

Nanke 南家 Japanese
From 南 (nan, minami) meaning "south" and 家 (ke, ie) meaning "home, house residence".

Nara 楢, 奈良, 那良, ナラ Japanese
This surname is used as 楢, 奈良 or 那良 with 楢 (shuu, yuu, nara) meaning "oak", 奈 (dai, na, nai, ikan, karanashi) meaning "Nara, what?", 那 (na, da, nani, nanzo, ikan) meaning "what?" and 良 (ryou, i.i, -i.i, yo.i, -yo.i, ra) meaning "good, pleasing, skilled."... [more]

Narita 成田 Japanese
From 成 (nari) meaning "become", and 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy".

Narita 成田, なりた Japanese
From Japanese 成 (nari) meaning "become" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nase Japanese

Nasu 奈須 Japanese
From 奈 (na) meaning "what" and 須 (su) meaning "mandatory, moment, necessary".

Nawa Japanese

Nawa 名和, なわ Japanese
From Japanese 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation" and 和 (wa) meaning "harmony, peace".

Naya 納, なや Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Neda Japanese

Negi Japanese

Nemoto 根本 Japanese
From 根 (ne) meaning "plant root, source, foundation" and 本 (moto) meaning "source, origin".

Nga 根賀 Ethiopian, Japanese
Ethiopian: from the personal name Nega, which is interpreted as "it became morning" in the Amharic language. — Note: Since Ethiopians do not have hereditary surnames, this name was registered as such only after immigration of its bearers to the US.... [more]

Nii 新 Japanese
From 新 (nii) meaning "new".

Niimi Japanese
Nii means "new" and mi means "see, outlook, viewpoint".

Nikaido Japanese

Nikaido 二階堂 Japanese (Rare, ?)
From japanese kanji 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" combined with 堂 (dō) meaning "temple". The last name is a name of a clan of Japanese samurai that ruled the Iwase District of Mutsu Province during the Sengoku period during the Kamakura era... [more]

Nikaido 二階堂, にかいどう Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese Kanji 二階堂 (see Nikaidō).

Nikaidō 二階堂, にかいどう Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", 階 (kai) meaning "floor, storey" and 堂 (dō) meaning "temple, shrine".

Nimura 二村, にむら Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Ninomiya 二宮, 二ノ宮, にのみや Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two", ノ (no), a possessive marker, and 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace".

Nishi 西, にし Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west".

Nishida 西田 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Nishiguchi 西口 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Nishihara 西原 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 原 (hara) meaning "meadow, field, plain, wilderness".

Nishijima Japanese
Variant of Nishishima.

Nishiki Japanese

Nishimoto 西本, にしもと Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Nishino 西野, にしの Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 野 (no) meaning "field, plain, meadow, wilderness".

Nishio 西尾 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Nishioka 西岡 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nishita Japanese

Nishizaki 西崎, にしざき Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 﨑 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Nishizawa Japanese
Variant of Nishisawa.

Nito Japanese

Nitta Japanese

Nitto Japanese

Niwa 庭, にわ Japanese
Means "garden" in Japanese.

Niwa 丹羽, にわ Japanese
From Japanese 丹 (ni) meaning "cinnabar, red" and 羽 (wa) meaning "feather, plume, wing".

No 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nō 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Osame).

Nobe 野邊 Japanese
From 野 (no) meaning "plain, field, wilderness" and 邊 (be) meaning "general area, place, vicinity".

Nōda 納田, のうだ Japanese
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 田 (da), the joining form of 田 (ta) meaning "rice paddy, cultivated field", possibly referring to a place with rice paddies or cultivated fields.

Noda 野田 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 野 (no, "area, field, hidden part of a structure; wild, rustic") and 田 (ta, "rice paddy, field"). A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda (野田 佳彦; b. 1957).

Noda 納田, のだ, のうだ Japanese
Variant reading or transcription of Japanese Kanji 納田 (see Nōda).

Nogami 野上 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 上 (kami) meaning "above, top, upper".

Noh 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nohara 野原, のはら Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain".

Noji 野地, のじ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 地 (ji) meaning "earth, land, dirt".

Nojima 野島, 野嶋, のじま Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 島 or 嶋 (shima) meaning "island".

Nojiri Japanese
No means "rice paddy, field" and jiri is a corruption of shiri meaning "behind, end, rear".

Noma Japanese

Nomoto 野本, 野元, のもと Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 本 (moto) or 元 (moto) both meaning "base, root, origin".

Nomura 野村 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 村 (mura) meaning "town, village".

Nonaka 野中 Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 中 (naka) meaning "middle".

Nose Japanese

Nose 野瀬, のせ Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 瀬 (se) meaning "rapids, ripple, current".

Nose 能勢, のせ Japanese
From Japanese 能 (no) meaning "ability, talent, skill" and 勢 (se) meaning "force, energy, strength".

Nota Japanese
Variant of Noda meaning "field, rice paddy".

Noto Japanese
No means "wilderness, field, plain" and to means "wisteria" or "door".

Nou 納, のう Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納 (see Nō).

Nozaki Japanese

Nozaki 野崎, のざき Japanese
From Japanese 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, peninsula".

Nōzawa 納沢, のうざわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant of Osame but adding Japanese 沢 (zawa), the joining form of 沢 (sawa) meaning "mountain stream, marsh; wetlands", possibly referring to a place with wet grounds or a mountain stream.

Nozawa 納沢, のうざわ Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 納沢 (see Nōzawa).

Numa Japanese
Numa means "marsh, swamp".

Numata 沼田, ぬまた Japanese
From Japanese 沼 (numa) meaning "swamp, marsh" and 田 (ta) meaning "field, rice paddy".

Ōba 大場, おおば Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 場 (ba) meaning "place, situation, circumstances".

Oba 大場, おおば Japanese
Alternate transcription of Japanese 大場 (see Ōba).

Obama 小浜 Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 浜 (hama) meaning "beach, seashore".

Obara 小 Japanese
It's written like : 小 (O meaning small) and Bara meaning "Plain". Masakazu Obara's last name is pronounced like this. He is an anime director, he worked on Accel World.

Obata 小畑, おばた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 畑 (hata) meaning "field".

Obata 小幡, おばた Japanese
From Japanese 小 (o) meaning "small" and 幡 (hata) meaning "flag, banner".

Obata 小八田, おばた Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 小八田 (see Kobata).