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List: Top Ten most common Japanese surnames

Date: 2004

Source: www.japanese-name-translation.com

Base: The statistics are based on a survey of 70% of Japanese households.

Notes: The Japanese-Name-Translation.com website also lists baby names, their meanings, first names and other related information. Names are ranked in order of the frequency of occurrence. This is based on the kanji used to make the name, not on the pronunciation. Each kanji name will often have several less common pronunications.