Browse Submitted Surnames

Aba 安波 Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.

Abara 空原 Japanese
formed with 空 (a, sora) meaning "sky" and 原 (hara) meaning "field".

Abiko 我孫子, 安孫子 Japanese
From 安 (a) "peaceful, cheap, rested, low" or 我 (a) meaning "I, me, myself, selfish, oneself, ego" combined with 孫 (bi) meaning "grandchild", and 子 (ko) meaning "child, sign of the rat".

Abo 安保, 阿保 Japanese (Rare)
From 安 (a) meaning "peaceful, relax, cheap, inexpensive, low" or 阿 (a) meaning "corner, nook" and 保 (bo) meaning for "guard, protect".

Abura 油 Japanese (Rare)
From 油 (abura) meaning "oil".

Adachi 安達, 足立, 足達 Japanese
From Japanese 安 (a) meaning "peace" or 足 (a) meaning "leg, foot" and 達 (tachi), a plural marker, or 立 (tachi) meaning "stand".

Adzuchi 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Aga 何, あが Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Agatsuma 上妻, 我妻 Japanese (Rare)
From 上 (aga) meaning "upper, top, above" or 我 (aga) meaning "ego, I, oneself, our, selfish" and 妻 (tsuma) meaning "wife, spouse".

Ageha 上羽, あげは Japanese
From Japanese 上 (age) meaning "above" combined with 羽 (ha) meaning "feathers".

Aha 安波 Japanese
Variant reading of Yasunami.

Aibana 藍花 Japanese
From Japanese 藍 (ai) meaning "indigo" combined with 花 (hana, bana, ka) meaning "flower".

Aibu Japanese

Aikyō 愛敬 Japanese
From Japanese 愛 (ai) meaning "love, affection" and 敬 (kyō) meaning "respect, honour, reverence". One known bearer is Hisashi Aikyō (1976-), a retired Japanese baseball player... [more]

Ainara 相奈良 Japanese
From Japanese 相 (ai) meaning "mutual, reciprocal, with one another", 奈 (na) meaning "apple tree" and 良 (ra) meaning "good".

Aino 愛野 Japanese (Rare)
Means "of love" or "of the love" in japanese. A notable name bearer is a fictional character "Minako Aino" in the "Sailor Moon" anime... [more]

Aioi Japanese

Aisaka Japanese (Rare)
Ai means "Indigo (blueish)", and Saka means "Hill,Slope".In 2014 Aisaka was ranked #9,579 for most used surnames in Japan and had only 5 occurrences that year. It's more popular in the U.S. than in the country it originated from... [more]

Aishi Japanese (Anglicized, Rare)

Aiuchi 愛内 Japanese
Ai (愛) means 'love', and Uchi (内) means 'inside'.

Akaashi 赤葦 Japanese
Comes from the kanji "赤" meaning "red", and "葦" meaning "reed", or alternatively, "足" that means "leg"

Akahoshi 赤星, あかほし Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 星 (hoshi) meaning "star".

Akana Japanese (Rare)

Akanami Japanese
Aka means "red" and nami means "wave".

Akao Japanese
Aka means "red" and o means "tail".

Akashi 明石 Japanese
From Japanese 明 (aka) meaning "bright" and 石 (shi) meaning "stone".

Akechi 明智 Japanese
From Japanese 明 (ake) meaning "bright" and 智 (chi) meaning "wisdom, intellect".

Akehisa Japanese
Ale means "bright" and hisa means "long time ago, lasting".

Akemi Japanese
Ake means "bright" and mi means "mindset, view".... [more]

Akeyoshi Japanese

Aki Japanese
Aki commonly means "Autumn" and "Bright,Luminous" as a first name and surname,but there's also "Rising Sun", "Crystal (Ball)" ,"Brightness,Luster" or "Obvious,Clear". First name Aki has far more kanji possibilities.

Akimaru Japanese
Aki can mean "bright, luminous" or "autumn". Maru means "circle, round".

Akimoto 秋元, 秋本, あきもと Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 元 or 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Akinai 春夏冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant form of Akinashi.

Akinashi 春夏冬 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 秋なし (aki nashi) meaning "no autumn". This is due to the absence of 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" in 春夏冬 (haru-natsu-fuyu) meaning "spring, summer, winter".

Akino 秋野, 秋乃 Japanese
From Japanese 秋 (aki) meaning "autumn" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness" or 乃 (no) meaning "from".

Akitaya Japanese

Akiya Japanese (Rare)
A bearer of this surname is Tomoko Akiya (秋谷 智子, born May 14, 1976) is a Japanese voice actress. Her best-known role is voicing Hazuki Fujiwara in the Ojamajo Doremi series, and Suzume Mizuno in Zatch Bell.

Akiyoshi Japanese
Aki can mean "bright" or "autumn", and yoshi can mean "good luck, fortune".

Akizora 旻, 秋空 Japanese
can be made with the kanji 旻(akizora) meaning "autumn sky" or the word 秋空 (akizora) meaning "autumn sky".

Akizuki あきずき, 秋月 Japanese
The Akizuki clan is a Japanese noble family.

Amachi 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 Japanese
This surname is used as 天知, 天地, 天池, 天内, 雨知 or 雨地 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 雨 (u, ama-, ame, -same) meaning "rain", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom", 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 池 (chi, ike) meaning "cistern, pond, pool, reservoir" and 内 (dai, nai, uchi, chi) meaning "among, between, home, house, inside, within."... [more]

Amagai Japanese
This is a variation of Japanese surname Amaya. Ama means "Heaven(ly)" and Gai means "Valley".

Amago Japanese

Amai 天井, 甘井, アマイ Japanese
This surname is used as 天井 or 甘井 with 天 (ten, ama-, amatsu, ame) meaning "heavens, imperial, sky", 甘 (kan, ama.i, ama.eru, ama.yakasu, uma.i) meaning "be content, coax, pamper, sugary, sweet" and 井 (shou, sei, i) meaning "community, town, well, well crib."

Amajiki 天喰 Japanese
From Japanese 天 (ama) meaning "heaven" and 喰 (jiki) meaning "eating"

Amami 天美, 天海, 天実 Japanese
amami is a surname which can mean heavenly beauty, heavenly truth, or heavenly ocean. the first meaning is made up of the kanji 天 (ama) meaning heaven and 美 (mi) meaning beauty. the second meaning consists of 天 (ama) and 実 (mi) meaning truth... [more]

Amao Japanese
Aka can mean "sweet" or "heaven" and o means "tail".

Amari 甘利 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 甘 (ama) meaning "sweet" combined with 利 (ri) meaning "profit, benefit".

Ambo Japanese

Amido 網戸 Japanese
Variant reading of Amito.

Amikura Japanese

Amito 網戸 Japanese
Means "doorway with an insect net" in Japanese.

Ampo 安保 Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain".

Anenokoji Japanese

Anno 庵野, 安野 Japanese
Means "of hermitage" in Japanese. A famous bearer is famous Japanese illustrator and children's educational book author Mitsumasa Anno (1926-present).

Anpo 安保, あんぽ Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "calm, peaceful" and 保 (ho) meaning "protect, maintain".

Anraku Japanese

Anshitsu 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Anzai 安西, 安斎, 安済 Japanese
From Japanese 安 (an) meaning "peace" and 西 (sai) meaning "west", 斎 (sai) meaning "purification, worship", or 済 (sai) meaning "settle, finish".

Aomine Japanese
Written 青嶺 (青 ao, meaning "blue") (嶺 mine, meaning "peak"). It is the surname of a character in the anime/manga Kuroko no Basket.

Aotsuki 青月, 蒼月, あおつき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 (ao) or 蒼 (ao) both meaning "blue" combined with 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon".

Aozaki Japanese (Rare)
Ao means "blue,somewhat green" & zaki means "blossom". So, Nobutaka "Blue Blossom",is an artist who was born in Japan,but now lives in New York as an artist who has been featured in magazines.

Aozora 青空 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 青 (ao) meaning "blue" and 空 (sora) meaning "sky".

Arabe 新部, あらべ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 新部 (see Niibe).

Arabeya 荒部谷, あらべや Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "uncultivated, desolate", 部 (be) meaning "department, division; part", and 谷 (ya) meaning "valley".

Arabuka 荒深, あらぶか Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 荒深 (see Arafuka).

Aragaki 新垣, 荒垣 Japanese
From Japanese 新 (ara) meaning "new" or 荒 (ara) meaning "rough, wild" and 垣 (kaki) meaning "hedge, fence".

Arakaki 新垣, 荒垣 Japanese
Alternate romanization of Aragaki.

Araki 蘭, あらき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).

Aranami 荒波 Japanese
Ara (荒) means rough, wild. Nami (波) means wave(s).

Araragi 蘭, あららぎ Japanese
Means "taxus cuspidata" in Japanese.

Araraki 蘭, あららき Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 蘭 (see Araragi).

Arashi 嵐, アラシ Japanese
This surname is used as 嵐 (ran, arashi) meaning "storm, tempest."... [more]

Arashiro Japanese (Rare)
A Japanese surname. A bearer of this surname is Yukiya Arashiro (Born 1984-) He is a Japanese cyclist.

Arikiyo Japanese
Ari means "exist, have, possess" and kiyo means "pure, clean".

Aritomi Japanese
Ari means "have, possess, exist" and tomi means "abundance, wealth".

Ariyoshi 有吉 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 吉 (yoshi) meaning "lucky, good".

Asaarashi 朝嵐, あさあらし Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 朝 (asa) meaning "morning" and 嵐 (arashi) meaning "storm; tempest".

Asaki 杏咲, 亜咲 Japanese
From Japanese 杏 (anzu, a) meaning "apricot" or 亜 (a) meaning "second, Asia" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom".

Asamizu 朝水, 浅水 Japanese
made with kanji 朝(asa) meaning "morning" or 浅(asa) meaning "shallow" with 水(mizu) neaning "water".

Asato Japanese (Rare)
There are several readings for the name but 2 are Asa:"Morning",and To:"Door,Asa:"Safe" and To:"Village". There are multiple places in the Ryukyu's (where the name originates and mostly stays) that have that name;that could've been the influence... [more]

Ashikaga Japanese
Ashikaga is a surname that originated with samurai families. Kaga means "Flower Bud,Reed" and Ashi means "Place",but it is most commonly, ( if not always ) written with characters meaning ,"foot" and "advantage".

Ashitomi 安次富, 蘆富, あしとみ Japanese

Asō 麻生 Japanese
Combination of the kanji 麻 (asa, "hemp plant") and 生 (fu, "place where vegetation grows"), thus "place where hemp plants grow". A famous bearer of this surname is Japanese Prime Minister Tarō Asō (麻生 太郎; b. 1940).

Asoi Japanese

Asui 蛙吹 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 蛙 (a) meaning "frog" and 吹 (sui) meaning "puff"

Atari 中, あたり Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).

Ataru 中, あたる Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 (see Naka).

Atsumi Japanese

Awaya 粟谷 あわや Japanese
From Japanese 粟 (Awa) meaning "Mllet" and 谷 (Tani) meaning "valley".

Ayanami 綾波 Japanese
Aya (綾) means "twill", nami (波) means "wave"

Azakami Japanese

Azami Japanese

Azuchi 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Azuma 安室 Japanese

Azuma 安室 Japanese
Variant reading of Amuro.

Azusawa Japanese
Surname of Kohane Azusawa from project sekai

Babaoka Japanese
Baba means "riding ground" and oka means "hill".

Babe 馬部 Japanese
Variant reading of Umabe.

Bakugo 爆豪 Japanese, Popular Culture
From Japanese 爆 (baku) meaning "bomb" and 豪 (go, gō, gou) meaning "powerful"... [more]

Bankoku 万国, 萬国, ばんこく Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 万国 meaning "all nations; the whole world; universal". The fact that it is homophonous as Japanese バンコク (Bankoku) meaning "Bangkok", the city in Thailand, is coincidental.

Bessho 別所 Japanese
From 別 (be, betsu) meaning "separate, another different" and 所 (sho) meaning "place, plant, institute, station".

Binsaki 鬢崎, びんさき Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 鬢 (bin) meaning a type of hairstyle and 崎 (saki) meaning "small peninsula; cape".

Binzaki 鬢崎, びんざき Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 鬢崎 (see Binsaki).

Budo Japanese

Budoh Japanese
Variant transcription of Budou.

Busujima 毒島 Japanese
Sacrifice, Innovative, Powerful

Chabana 茶花, ちゃばな Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 花 (bana), the joining form of 花 (hana) meaning "flower".

Chabashira 茶柱 Japanese (Rare)
From 茶 (cha) literally meaning "green tea" and 柱 (hashira) meaning "pillar". A tea pillar is considered good luck in Japanese culture.

Chachin 茶珍, 茶珎, ちゃちん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 珍 (chin) meaning "rare; strange".... [more]

Chashin 茶新, ちゃしん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 茶 (cha) meaning "tea" and 新 (shin) meaning "new".

Chiaki 千秋 Japanese (Rare)
Depending on the kanji used can mean different things. Chi means "thousand" or "wisdom" and aki means "bright", "autumn", "sparkle", "crystal ball" or "shining". This is the last name of Naomi Chiaki, a Japanese singer... [more]

Chigusa 千種, 千草, 千艸, チグサ Japanese
This surname is used as 千種, 千草 or 千艸 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand", 種 (shu, -gusa, tane) meaning "class, kind, seed, species, variety", 草 (sou, kusa, kusa-, -gusa) meaning "draft, grass, herbs, pasture, weeds, write" and 艸 (sou, kusa) meaning "grass, plants."... [more]

Chihara 茅原, 千原 Japanese
From Japanese 茅 (chi) meaning "thatch" or 千 (chi) meaning "thousand" combined with 原 (hara) meaning "field, plain". A notable bearer of this surname is Minori Chihara (茅原 実里), a Japanese voice-actress who is best known for voicing Yuki Nagato from the Haruhi Suzumiya series and Aya Natsume from Tenjō Tenge.

Chiina Japanese

Chikahisa Japanese
Chika means "near" and hisa means "long time, long time ago, longevity".

Chinen 知念 Japanese, Okinawan
From 知 (chi) meaning "wisdom, knowledge" and 念 (nen) meaning "feeling, sense".

Chino Japanese (Rare)
Written with characters Chi ("Micanthus Reed") and No ("Feild").

Chiura 千浦, 地浦, 知浦, チウラ Japanese (Rare)
This surname is used as 千浦, 地浦 or 知浦 with 千 (sen, chi) meaning "thousand," 地 (ji, chi) meaning "earth, ground", 知 (chi, shi.raseru, shi.ru) meaning "know, wisdom" and 浦 (ho, ura) meaning "bay, beach, creek, gulf, inlet, seacoast."... [more]

Chiya 血矢 Japanese (Rare)
Means "bloody arrow; arrow of blood" in Japanese.

Chiyoda Japanese

Chosokabe 長宗我部 Japanese
Variant transcription of Chousokabe.

Chousokabe 長宗我部 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (chou) meaning "chief, head, leader", 宗 (so) meaning "religion", 我 (ka) meaning "ego" and 部 (be) meaning "section".

Chu 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Chū).

Chū 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Naka).

Chujo Japanese

Chūtō 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.

Chuto 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Chūtō.

Chuu 中, 仲, ちゅう Japanese
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 中 or 仲 (see Chū).

Daikokuya 大黒屋 Japanese (Rare)
Possibly from Japanese prefix 大 (dai) meaning "large" and 黒 (koku) meaning "black" and suffix 屋 (ya) meaning "shop".

Daima Japanese, Hindi

Daiman 大万, だいまん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 大 (dai) meaning "big; large" and 万 (man) meaning "10,000, various".

Daizai Japanese

Date 伊達 Japanese
From Japanese 伊 (da) meaning "this" and 達 (te) meaning "achieve, arrive at, intelligent".

Dejima 出島 Japanese
Means "sticking out island" in Japanese.

Deshima 出島 Japanese
Variant reading of Dejima.

Dewa Japanese

Doan Japanese

Doi Japanese
Do ("Earth") + I ("Habitation") or ("Well, Mineshaft") in a different region. "Earth Well" is used mainly in the west and in Shikoku, the "Earth Habitation" kanji is used in eastern Japan. This name isn't rare and considered out of the ordinary, but it's uncommon to the ears.

Doiya Japanese

Ebato Japanese

Ebina 蝦名, えびな Japanese
From Japanese 蝦 (ebi) meaning "shrimp, prawn" and 名 (na) meaning "name, reputation".

Ebisu 恵比須, 恵比寿, 蛭子, 夷, 戎 Japanese, Japanese Mythology
This name most likely comes from the god Ebisu, his name being spelled in numerous ways, one of them being 戎 (ebisu) meaning "arms" or 蛭 (ebi, hiru) meaning "leech" and 子 (ko, su) meaning "child, sign of the rat"... [more]

Edahiro Japanese

Edamura 枝村 Japanese
The kanji 枝 (Eda) means "Branch", while 村 (Mura) means "Town, Village". Combine the two and the surname means "Branching Town/Village".

Eizuru 栄鶴 Japanese
From 栄 (ei) meaning "prosper, flourish, glory, splendid, brilliance" and 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird), white color, long life".

Ema Japanese

Emi 江見, 江美 Japanese
Means bay. In other characters, Emi is also a feminine given name.

Enokida 榎田 Japanese
榎 (Enoki) means "Hackle/Chinese Nettle Berry Tree", and 田 (Da) means "Rice Paddy, Field". A notable bearer with this family name is Daiki Enokida, who is a professional baseball player.

Enshōgan 焔硝岩, 㷔硝岩 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 焔 (en) meaning "blaze" and 硝岩 (shōgan), derived from 硝石 (shōseki) meaning "saltpeter" by replacing the character 石 (seki) meaning "stone" with 岩 (gan) meaning "rock".

Enshogan 焔硝岩, 㷔硝岩 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).

Enshōiwa 焔硝岩, 㷔硝岩 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōgan).

Enshoiwa 焔硝岩, 㷔硝岩 Japanese (Rare)
Variant transcription of Japanese Kanji 焔硝岩 (see Enshōiwa).

Etō 衛藤, えとう Japanese
From Japanese 衛 (e) meaning "guard, protect" and 藤 (tō) meaning "wisteria".

Fujieda 藤枝, ふじえだ Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 枝 (eda) meaning "branch".

Fujigawa 不死川 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Shinazugawa.

Fujihashi Japanese
Fuji means "Wisteria" and Hashi means "Bridge".

Fujishiro 藤代, ふじしろ Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 代 (shiro) meaning "price, cost, charge".

Fujiyasu 藤安, ふじやす Japanese
From Japanese 藤 (fuji) meaning "wisteria" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peaceful, tranquil, safe, simple, ammonium".

Fukao Japanese

Fukashi 奥, ふかし Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 奥 (see Oku 3.

Fuki Japanese

Fukuguchi 福口 Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 口 (kuchi) meaning "mouth, entrance".

Fukumoto 福本, ふくもと Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Fukunaga 福永, ふくなが Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 永 (naga) meaning "eternity".

Fukunari Japanese

Fukurai 福来, ふくらい Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 来 (rai) meaning "coming, arriving".

Fukuto Japanese

Fukuzumi Japanese
Variant of Fukusumi.

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".

Funaki 船木, ふなき Japanese
From Japanese 船 (funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 木 (ki) meaning "tree, wood".

Funamizu 船水, ふなみず Japanese
From Japanese 船 (funa) meaning "ship, vessel" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Furukane Japanese
Furu means "old" and kane means "gold, money, metal".

Furuyashiki 古屋敷 Japanese
Meaning "Old Grand House", with the Kanji Characters 古屋敷.

Fuse 布施, ふせ Japanese
From Japanese 布 (fu) meaning "cloth" and 施 (se) meaning "give, bestow".

Fushiguro Japanese

Fushiya 伏谷, ふしや Japanese
The surname "Fushiya" translates to "Prostrated Valley"

Futatsugi Japanese

Futori Japanese

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".

Garan 伽藍, 加覧, 加欄, がらん Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 伽藍 (garan) meaning "sangharama".

Gato Japanese
See Goto.

Genkawa Japanese

Ginoza Japanese

Goda 合田, 郷田 Japanese (Rare)
Go ("Connected to") + Da ("Rice Paddy"). This is mostly on Shikoku Island.

Gojo Japanese (Rare)

Gokan Japanese

Gonoi Japanese

Ha 何, は Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Habata Japanese

Hachimura 蜂村 Japanese
Hachi (蜂) means bee, Mura (村) means village.

Hachiyama 八山 Japanese
Means "8 mountains" in Japanese.

Hado 波動 Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wavelength" and 動 (do, dou, dō) meaning "motion, change, confusion"

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.

Hagakure 葉隠 Japanese
From Japanese 葉 (ha) meaning "leaf" and 隠 (gakure) meaning "to disappear"

Haimawari 灰廻 Japanese
From Japanese 灰 (hai) meaning "ashes, puckery juice, cremate" and 廻 (mawari) meaning "round, revolve, go around, circumference"

Haimoto Japanese

Haimura Japanese

Haise Japanese

Hajake 羽者家, はじゃけ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 羽者 (haja), sound- and script-changed from 刃物 (hamono) meaning "blade; edged tool" and 家 (-ke), a suffix representing family, referring to a family who specialized with knives.

Hajime Japanese (Rare)
From the given name Hajime meaning "beginning". A notable bearer is Japanese singer Chitose Hajime.

Hakamata Japanese

Hakin 何, はきん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Hakurei 博麗 Japanese
From haku (博) meaning "wide" or "exposition" and rei (麗) meaning "lovely", "graceful", or "beautiful".... [more]

Hakuryū 白竜, 白柳, ハクリュウ Japanese (Rare)
This surname combines 白 (haku, byaku, shira-, shiro, shiro.i) meaning "white" with 竜 (ryuu, ryou, rou, ise, tatsu) meaning "dragon, imperial" or 柳 (ryuu, yanagi) meaning "willow."... [more]

Hamayotsu Japanese

Han Japanese
Notable bearers are Megumi and Keiko Han, actresses.

Han 潘 Japanese
From Japanese 潘 (ban), of uncertain meaning. Notable bearers of this surname are Megumi and Keiko Han, actresses.

Hana 花 Japanese
From Japanese “hana” (花) meaning flower.

Hananuno Japanese

Hanasaki 花咲, 華咲 Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 咲 (saki) meaning "blossom". A fictional bearer of this surname is Tsubomi Hanasaki (花咲 つぼみ) from Heartcatch! Pretty Cure.

Hanata Japanese

Hanaue 花上, 花植, 華上, 華植 Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) meaning "flower" or 華 (hana) meaning "flower, petal" combined with 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper, superior" or 植 (ue) meaning "planting".

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.

Hanekawa 羽川 Japanese
羽 meaning feathers, counter for birds, rabbits.川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical

Hanyu 羽生 Japanese
Variant transcription of Hanyuu.

Hanyuu 羽生 Japanese
From Japanese 羽 (ha) meaning "feather" and 生 (nyuu) meaning "raw".

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".

Hasado 挟土, 挾土, はさど Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 挟土 (hasado), a sound-changed clipping from 国之狭土神 (Kuninosadzuchinokami) meaning "Kuninosadzuchinokami" or 天之狭土神 (Amenosadzuchinokami) meaning "Amenosadzuchinokami", both names of gods of soil.... [more]

Hasan 波山, はさん Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).

Hasebe Japanese

Hasedo 挾土, はせど Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 挾土 (see Hasado).

Hassan 八山 Japanese
Variant reading of Hachiyama.

Hasu Japanese

Hata Japanese
Meaning unknown.... [more]

Hatakeyama 畑山, 畠山 Japanese
From Japanese Kanjis 畑 (hatake) meaning "crop field" or 畠 (hatake), and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Hatane 波種, はたね Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 波 (ha) meaning "wave" and 種 (tane) meaning "seed".

Hatori Japanese

Hatsu 初, はつ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 初 (hatsu) meaning "first, start, beginning, initial, new". Notable bearers of this surname is Akiko Hatsu (Japanese manga artist) and a bearer of the first name form is Hatsu Hioki (Japanese wrestler).

Hatsumoto 初元, はつもと Japanese (Rare)
Form of Hatsu, added 元 (moto) meaning "origin".

Hattano Japanese

Hattori 服部 Japanese
From Japanese 服 (hatsu) meaning "clothing" and 部 (tori) meaning "part, section".

Hayafusa Japanese

Hayama 波山, はやま Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 波山 (see Namiyama).

Hayase 瀬, はやせ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 瀬 (see Se).

Hazama Japanese

Heima Japanese

Hentona Japanese

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.

Higa 比嘉, ひが Okinawan, Japanese
Japanese borrowing of Okinawan 比嘉 (Fija), which is of uncertain meaning.

Higai 樋貝, ひがい Japanese
From Japanese 樋 (Hi) meaning "rain gutter" and 貝 (Gai) meaning "seashell". A bearer of this surname was Japanese politician Senzo Higai (1890-1953).

Hiiragi 柊 Japanese
From Japanese 柊 (hiiragi) meaning "holly osmanthus".

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]

Hikasa Japanese

Hikasa 日笠, ひかさ Japanese
From Japanese 日 (hi) meaning "sun, day" and 笠 (kasa) meaning "conical hat".

Hiki ひき, 比企 Japanese
From 比 (hi) meaning "ratio, comparison, Philippines" and 企 (ki) meaning "plan, enterprise, scheme".

Hikichi Japanese

Hikohito Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and hito means "person".

Hikomi Japanese
Hiko means "prince" and mi means "see, viewpoint, outlook".

Hikosaka 彦坂, ひこさか Japanese
From Japanese 彦 (hiko) meaning "boy, prince" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope".

Hikufuyu 抽冬 Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Nukutō.

Himaki Japanese

Himeno Japanese

Himesaki Japanese

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.

Hinatsu Japanese

Hinode 日出, 日ノ出 Japanese
日 (Hi) means "Sun, Day", ノ (No) is a particle, 出 (De) means "Come Out". This surname means "Sunrise" in Japanese. It is uncommon, as a last name and a first name as well.

Hinomoto Japanese

Hioka Japanese

Hioki Japanese

Hiraga Japanese

Hiraga 平賀, ひらが Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 賀 (ka) meaning "congratulate, greet, celebrate".

Hirama Japanese

Hiramitsu 平光 Japanese
Means "flat light" in Japanese.

Hirao 平尾, ひらお Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 尾 (o) meaning "tail, end".

Hirao Japanese

Hiraoji Japanese

Hirohata Japanese

Hiromasa Japanese
Hito means "wide, broad, large" and masa means "".

Hironaka Japanese

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.

Hirosue Japanese

Hiroyasu Japanese
Hiro means "broad, wide, spacious" and yasu means "cheap, peace, relax".

Hisamoto 久本 Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 本 (moto) meaning "base, root, origin".

Hisanaga 久永, ひさなが Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 永 (naga) meaning "perpetual, eternal".

Hisatomi Japanese
Hisa means "long time ago" and tomi means "wealth, abundance".

Hisatomi 久富, 久冨, ひさとみ Japanese
From Japanese 久 (hisa) meaning "long time ago" and 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "wealth, abundance".

Hisayuto 久優斗, 久悠斗, 久悠人, 久悠翔, 久優翔 Japanese
From 久 (hisa) meaning “long time, long time ago”, combined with 優 (yū) meaning "excellence, superiority, gentleness" or 悠 (yū) meaning "permanence" and 斗 (to), which refers to a Chinese constellation, 人 (to) meaning "person" or 翔 (to) meaning "soar, fly".

Hitomi Japanese
Hito means "person" and mi means "see, viewpoint, mindset".

Hitotose Japanese (Rare)
This surname consists of the kanji that reads "spring, summer, autumn, and winter" in that order.

Hitsuji Japanese

Hiwatashi Japanese

Hiwatori Japanese

Ho 何, ほ Japanese (Rare)
Variant reading of Japanese Kanji 何 (see Nani).

Hokaatari 外当, 外當, ほかあたり Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 外 (hoka) meaning "other; rest" and 当 (atari), from 当たり (atari) meaning "hit; winning".... [more]

Hokudori Japanese

Hokusai Japanese

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]

Hongo Japanese

Honjo Japanese

Honjou Japanese

Honma 本間 Japanese
From Japanese 本 (hon) meaning "root, origin, source" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between".

Honten Japanese

Horikita Japanese (Rare)
Hori ("Moat"),this can also be used: Ho ("Protect") + Ri ("Benefit,Profit,Gain") + Kita ("North").

Horino Japanese
Hori means "Moat" and No means "Field, Wilderness."

Horiuchi Japanese