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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 ]
Such names are roughly equivalent to the English or Welsh surnames Richardson or Richards. The Russian equivalent of 'Smith', 'Jones', and 'Brown' (that is, the generic most often used surnames) are Ivanov, Petrov, Sidorov , or 'Johns', 'Peters', and ' Isidores ', although Sidorov is now ranked only 66th.
Pages in category "Japanese-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 2,985 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Lists of East Asian surnames. Lists of East Asian surnames include common Chinese, Japanese, and Korean surnames, or family names. List of common Chinese surnames. List of common Japanese surnames.
Pages in category "Japanese unisex given names" The following 166 pages are in this category, out of 166 total. ... This page was last edited on 10 May 2024, at 19:58 ...
Pages in category "Japanese masculine given names" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 1,417 total. ... This page was last edited on 12 ...
Abe ( / ˈɑːbeɪ / AH-bay, Japanese pronunciation: [abe] ⓘ - written: 阿部) is the 25th most common Japanese surname. [1] Less common variants are 安倍, 安部 and 阿倍. Notable people with the surname include: Akie Abe (安倍 昭恵, born 1962), Japanese socialite, radio personality and wife of Shinzō Abe, former Prime Minister of ...
Japanese names (日本人の氏名、日本人の姓名、日本人の名前, Nihonjin no Shimei, Nihonjin no Seimei, Nihonjin no Namae) in modern times consist of a family name (surname) followed by a given name. Japanese names are usually written in kanji, where the pronunciation follows a special set of rules.