Most Common Surnames in Japan

By Region
Aichi Prefecture Akita Prefecture Aomori Prefecture Chiba Prefecture Ehime Prefecture Fukui Prefecture Fukuoka Prefecture Fukushima Prefecture Gifu Prefecture Gunma Prefecture Hiroshima Prefecture Hokkaido Hyogo Prefecture Ibaraki Prefecture Ishikawa Prefecture Iwate Prefecture Kagawa Prefecture Kagoshima Prefecture Kanagawa Prefecture Kōchi Prefecture Kumamoto Prefecture Kyoto Prefecture Mie Prefecture Miyagi Prefecture Miyazaki Prefecture Nagano Prefecture Nagasaki Prefecture Nara Prefecture Niigata Prefecture Oita Prefecture Okayama Prefecture Okinawa Prefecture Osaka Prefecture Saga Prefecture Saitama Prefecture Shiga Prefecture Shimane Prefecture Shizuoka Prefecture Tochigi Prefecture Tokushima Prefecture Tokyo Tottori Prefecture Toyama Prefecture Wakayama Prefecture Yamagata Prefecture Yamaguchi Prefecture Yamanashi Prefecture
1. Sato 2.0M
In Other Countries
771st in Brazil 2206th in USA 302nd in Singapore 1615th in Benin 1101st in Paraguay 3225th in Taiwan 568th in South Korea 885th in British Virgin Islands
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Sato (273)
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2. Suzuki 1.9M
In Other Countries
1130th in Brazil 2468th in USA 3400th in Canada 1442nd in Paraguay 1280th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Suzuki (293)
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3. Tanaka 1.4M
In Other Countries
1978th in USA 1002nd in Brazil 311st in Singapore 1085th in Paraguay 651st in South Korea 1448th in Marshall Islands 5508th in Senegal
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Tanaka (233)
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4. Watanabe 1.4M
In Other Countries
999th in Brazil 2229th in USA 3306th in Peru 746th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Watanabe (208)
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5. Takahashi 1.3M
In Other Countries
1187th in Brazil 2487th in USA 888th in Paraguay 736th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Takahashi (221)
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6. Ito 1.2M
In Other Countries
1270th in Brazil 1730th in Peru 5016th in Indonesia 2828th in Papua New Guinea 1313rd in Paraguay 1592nd in South Korea 6252nd in Puerto Rico
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Ito (220)
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7. Yamamoto 1.1M
In Other Countries
1987th in USA 1120th in Brazil 1252nd in Paraguay 844th in Marshall Islands 805th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Yamamoto (186)
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8. Nakamura 1.1M
In Other Countries
1960th in USA 1108th in Brazil 36th in Micronesia 2188th in Paraguay 492nd in South Korea 556th in Marshall Islands 914th in Dominica
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Nakamura (233)
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9. Kobayashi 1.1M
In Other Countries
2947th in USA 1957th in Brazil 1978th in Paraguay
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Kobayashi (184)
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10. Saito 1.0M
In Other Countries
1280th in Brazil 3023rd in USA 1003rd in Marshall Islands 1484th in South Korea 5067th in Senegal
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Saito (141)
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