Kikuchi (written: 菊池 or 菊地) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Yamamoto is the 9th most common Japanese surname.
Kobayashi is the 8th most common Japanese surname. A less common variant is 古林. Notable people with the surname include:
Itō, Ito, Itou, Itoh or Itoo is the sixth most common Japanese surname. Less common variant is 伊東.
Katō, Kato, Katou or Katoh is the 10th most common Japanese surname.
Satō is the most common Japanese surname, often romanized as Sato, Satou or Satoh. A less common variant for a pen name is 佐島.
Inoue is the 16th most common Japanese surname. Historically, it was also romanized as Inouye, and many Japanese-descended people outside of Japan still retain this spelling. A less common variant is 井之上.
Kimura is the 17th most common Japanese surname.
Shimizu is the 18th most common Japanese surname. Less common variants include 志水 and 冷水.
Makoto is a unisex Japanese name although it is more commonly used by males.
Takeuchi is a Japanese surname. It is common in west-central Japan, and is pronounced Takenouchi (Take-no-uchi) by some bearers. The family claims descent from the legendary hero-statesman Takenouchi-no-Sukune, himself supposedly a descendant of the mythical Emperor Kōgen and a counselor to several other emperors, including Emperor Ōjin. Other families such as the Soga clan also claim Takenouchi-no-Sukune as an ancestor. It can also be written as 竹野内.
Ayaka is a common feminine Japanese given name.
Nakamura Japanese family name.
Shunsuke is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Aki is a surname, a given name and a nickname. Aki is a common Japanese, Finnish and Nigerian given name. Aki is also a Japanese surname.
Ryōsuke, Ryosuke, Ryousuke or Ryohsuke is a Japanese masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:
Naoya is a masculine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include:
Saitō, Saito, Saitou or Saitoh are the 10th and 11th most common Japanese surnames respectively. Less common variants are 齋藤, 齊藤, 才藤 and 齎藤. Notable people with the surname include:
Suzuki is a Japanese surname. As of 2008, it is the second most common surname in Japan, after Satō, with 1.9 million people registered. It is said to have been named by the Hozumi clan (穂積氏) in the Heian period (794-1185), after suzuki, which means "the ears of rice piled up" in the dialect of southern Wakayama and Mie prefectures. 鈴木 are ateji.
Andō, Ando, Andou or Andoh is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ayaka Kikuchi may refer to: