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
11. Kato 936.2k
In Other Countries
24th in Uganda 861st in Tanzania 1314th in Pakistan 2538th in USA 1913rd in Brazil 3923rd in Nigeria 793rd in Hungary 11687th in India 1294th in Niger 2744th in Benin
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Kato (152)
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12. Yoshida 866.9k
In Other Countries
2683rd in USA 1699th in Brazil 1515th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Yoshida (135)
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13. Yamada 847.5k
In Other Countries
2523rd in USA 1600th in Brazil 2124th in Paraguay 932nd in South Korea 3887th in Marshall Islands 5519th in Senegal
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Yamada (131)
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14. Sasaki 707.0k
In Other Countries
3200th in USA 1999th in Paraguay 22077th in Uganda 2205th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Sasaki (91)
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15. Matsumoto 684.6k
In Other Countries
2530th in USA 1835th in Brazil 1479th in South Korea 3590th in Marshall Islands
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Matsumoto (129)
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16. Yamaguchi 673.6k
In Other Countries
3436th in USA 2216th in Marshall Islands
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Yamaguchi (120)
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17. Inoue 648.8k
In Other Countries
1950th in Brazil 5835th in USA 1340th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Inoue (114)
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18. Kimura 601.5k
In Other Countries
2773rd in USA 1857th in Brazil 3495th in Paraguay 1540th in Marshall Islands
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Kimura (109)
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19. Shimizu 574.0k
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Shimizu (97)
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20. Hayashi 572.0k
In Other Countries
3206th in USA 1649th in Paraguay 1596th in South Korea
Known People
List of Famous People with Last Name Hayashi (88)
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