If you are wondering what the most common last names in Japan are, then worry not. We have listed out the common Japanese surnames for you.

31. Sato

Sato is a common Japanese surname made up of two words; Sa, meaning "help," and To meaning "wisteria".

32. Fujimoto

The surname Fujimoto means "One who lives under the wisteria". This surname is found mostly in western Japan and in the Ryūkyū Islands. People having this surname are said to be descendants of the Fujiwara clan.

33. Ikeda

Ikeda is a common surname in Japan and Ryūkyū Islands, and the surname means "A rice field by the pond".

34. Suzuki

Suzuki is most likely to have derived from the word "Susuki". This surname means "bell wood," "bell tree," or "bud tree" and is an extremely common Japanese surname.

35. Okamura

Okamura is a common Japanese surname found in Western Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands, meaning "Hill village".

36. Okanu

Okanu means "Hill life" or "Hill field", and is mostly found in Nagoya and Tokyo.

37. Kato

Kato is a common Japanese surname that translates as "Add or increase wisteria".

38. Kobayashi

Kobayashi is a surname found in the Ryūkyū Islands and Central Japan, which translates as "Small forest".

39. Fukuda

Fukuda is a surname based on the name of a place and means "Blessed rice paddy". This is a common surname all over Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands.

40. Takahashi

Takahashi is a common surname that is derived from the name of an ancient family of Kyūshū island. This surname means "High bridge", and is commonly used in the Eastern part of Japan.

41. Nagamine

Nagamine is based on the topographic name and means ''Long peak". Nagamine is based on the name of the place in Japan.

42. Date

Date is a Japanese surname meaning "gallantry" or "showy". This surname is said to have derived from a place called Idate in Mutsu which is now known as Aomori.

43. Matsuura

Matasuura means "Pine tree bay" and is mostly found in the Kyūshū Island and the Ryūkyū Islands. Matsuura also is the name of an ancient warrior clan.

44. Yamamoto

Found mostly in Central and West-central Japan, this surname means "At the foot of the mountain".

45. Fujioka

Fujioka is a common surname found mainly in the Ryūkyū Islands, Western Japan, and the village of Shinano, and translates as "Wisteria hill".

46. Fukushima

Fukushima denotes "Fortune Island" and is found mostly in Ryūkyū Island and all over Japan.

47. Yamada

Yamada is a surname derived from the place name. This common surname means "Mountain rice paddy", and is heard mostly in Eastern seaboard.

48. Kimura

Kimura is a surname that is especially found in Western and Northeastern Japan. This surname is said to have originated from a place name and means "Tree Village"

49. Inoue

Topographic surname Inoue means "Above the well". This surname is commonly found in Western Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands.

50. Kawakami

Kawakami means "Above the River", and is found all over Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands.

51. Yoshida

Yoshida is a surname that translates as "Lucky rice paddy", and is said to have originated from a place name in Japan.

52. Hayashi

The surname Hayashi is found mostly in Western Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. This surname means "Forest".

53. Matsumoto

Matsumoto means "Base of the pine tree" and is said to have originated from the name of a place in Japan.

54. Otani

Otani surname means "Large valley", and is mostly found in Western Japan.

55. Shimizu

The surname Shimizu is found all over Japan, specifically in East Japan. Shimizu means "Pure water".

56. Ishikawa

This surname means "Stone River, " primarily found in Eastern Japan and the Ryūkyū Islands. Ishikawa is composed of two elements: Ishi means "Stone" and Kawa means "River".

57. Okada

Okada means "Hill rice paddy" and is mostly found in Western Japan.

58. Kaneko

Kaneko is primarily found in the Tōkyō area and Okinawa Island. This surname refers to "Golden Child". Here, Kane means "gold", and indicates the gold dust or iron ore dust found in streams or sandbanks.

59. Saito

Saito is composed of Sai, meaning "purification" and To, meaning "Wisteria".

60. Okura

Found mostly in western Japan, the surname Okura means "Large warehouse."

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