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Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames (姓, sei), [1] as determined by their kanji, although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. [2]
On documents or forms requiring a first and last name, 山田 太郎 Yamada Tarō and 山田 花子 Yamada Hanako are very commonly used example names for men and women respectively, [29] comparable to John and Jane Smith in English. Both are generic but possible names in Japanese.
George Ariyoshi, first Asian American governor of a U.S. state (Hawaii) Alexander Arvizu (born 1958), US diplomat, first Japanese American Ambassador of United States (Albania) from 2010 to 2015; Sue Kunitomi Embrey (1923–2006), co-founder of the Manzanar Committee who worked to gain National Historic Site status for the former concentration camp
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,987 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In some names, Japanese characters phonetically "spell" a name and have no intended meaning behind them. Many Japanese personal names use puns. [16] Although usually written in kanji, Japanese names have distinct differences from Chinese names through the selection of characters in a name and the pronunciation of them. A Japanese person can ...
2015: Yumi Hogan becomes the first Asian-American First Lady of a U.S. State. [59] 2020: Kamala Harris becomes the first Asian-American (and first African-American) major party candidate for vice president. [60] [61] [62] 2021: Kamala Harris becomes the first Asian-American (and first African-American) Vice President of the United States. [63 ...
Okinawan last name Hanko seals in Tsurumi Okinawa Street. Okinawan names (Okinawan: 名 / なー, nā) today have only two components, the family names (surnames or last names) first and the given names last. Okinawan family names represent the distinct historical and cultural background of the islands which now comprise Okinawa Prefecture in ...
George Shima (1864–1926), the first Japanese American millionaire. [47] Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Shin-issei (Japanese born), actor; Jōkichi Takamine (1854–1922), a Japanese chemist [48] Tamlyn Tomita, actress; Sansei on father's side and mother is Japanese/Filipina; Miyoshi Umeki, (May 8, 1929 – August 28, 2007) was a Japanese-American ...