This surname originated from people who owned or worked with rice paddy fields during ancient Japan.

Popular japanese last names and meaning. Pronunciation doesnt always fix name meaning in Japanese. Officially among Japanese names there are 291129 different Japanese surnames as determined by their kanji although many of these are pronounced and romanized similarly. Sato meaning help wisteria 佐藤 Suzuki meaning small bell tree 鈴木 Takahashi meaning tall bridge 高橋 Tanaka meaning rice field middle 田中 Watanabe meaning cross boundary 渡辺 Ito meaning that wisteria 伊藤 Yamamoto meaning mountain true 山本.

Meaning depends on other elements. From Japanese 安 meaning peace quiet or 保 meaning protect maintain and 田 meaning field rice paddy. The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10 of the population while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33.

Japanese Last Names Starting With Letter J. Top 50 Japanese Last Names and Meanings Sato The to in Sato is a Japanese character for Fuji which indicates connections with the Fujiwara clan and Sa means a bureaucratic title. Suzuki Bell tree Takahashi The Japanese characters.

This was called the Uji-Kabane system and was the foundation for Japanese family names. This surname combines 昭 shou aki meaning shining bright 秋 shuu aki toki meaning autumn or 穐 with the same sounds and meaning with 原 gen hara meaning field meadow original plain prairie primitive tundra wilderness Akimoto 秋元 秋本 あきもと Japanese. Most Popular Japanese Last Names on FamilyEducation.

Hence 田中 Tanaka means the center of rice fields.

You can check last name Kanji meaning the population of last. This ranking is a result of a August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company which included. Cannot load player config.