Some of the most common names in Japan are: Sato, Suzuki, Takahashi and Tanaka. Surnames mostly tell part of the family history, such as, for example, the region where the first ancestors lived. Other important points are the pronunciation and meaning of each of these nomenclatures. After a study carried out by Myoji Yurai Net, collecting data from the Government and telephone directories, the list of rare Japanese surnames was released. Check out what they are!
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The last name can tell a lot of history, as is the case of the example told in the introduction. There is a lot of history behind the names passed down through generations. Therefore, it is possible to know even by the frequency of names, the number of descendants of families.
Below we separate a list of 30 rare surnames and the meaning of each one of them! In this way, you can understand a little more about the history of some families and even be inspired by the nomenclatures. Without further ado, from top to bottom, check out the most common to the least common among that amount.
30. Ikari / 五十里: 50 villages
29. Shio / 塩: salt
28. Shikichi / 敷地: construction site
27. Tsukumo / 九十九: 99
26. Ichibangase / 一番ケ瀬: first rapids, first shoals
25. Myoga / 茗荷: Japanese ginger
24. Kai / 買: conch, shellfish
23. Jinja / 神社: Shinto shrine
22. Akasofu / 赤祖父: red grandfather
21. Kon / 根: root
20. Hirawa / 平和: plain of harmony
19. Botan / 牡丹: peony
18. Taue / 田植: rice planting
17. Keana / 毛穴: (skin) pores
16. Mizoroge / 御菩薩池: Honored Lake Bodhisattva
15. Senju / 先生: teacher
14. Suisha / 水車: water wheel, mill
13. Kyoto / 京都: former capital of Japan
12. Momo / 百百: One hundred hundred
11. Wamuro / 和室: harmonious room
10. Tokei / 時計: watch, watch
9. Nosaku / 農作: agricultural products
8. Kajiyashiki / 鍛冶屋敷: Blacksmith's Mansion
7. Gogatsu / 五月: May (the month)
6. Hime / 姫: princess
5. Higasa / 日傘: parasol
4. Iekami / 家神: god of the home
3. Dango / 団子: Dumpling
2. Hinode / 日ノ出: sunrise
1. Mikan / 蜜柑: Japanese tangerine
