Suzuki (surname)
Suzuki (written: lit. "bell wood", "bell tree" or "bud tree") 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 (also known as Kumano). 鈴木 are ''ateji''. People with the surname *, Japanese racing driver *, Japanese voice actress *, Japanese singer, actress, model and radio personality *, Japanese violinist *, Japanese gravure idol, television personality and actress *, Japanese bobsledder *, Japanese surgeon, medical scientist and educator *, Japanese figure skater *, Japanese chemist and creator of the Suzuki reaction *, Japanese animator *, Japanese writer and journalist *, Japanese singer, idol, DJ and actress *, also known as Kakko, Japanese actress, television presenter and singer *, Japane ...
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Japanese Surname
Officially, among Japanese names there are 291,129 different Japanese surnames, as determined by their kanji, although many of these are Japanese orthography, pronounced and romanization of Japanese, romanized similarly. Conversely, some surnames written the same in kanji may also be pronounced differently. The top 10 surnames cover approximately 10% of the population, while the top 100 surnames cover slightly more than 33%. This ranking is a result of an August 2008 study by Meiji Yasuda Life, Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company, which included approximately 6,118,000 customers of Meiji Yasuda's insurance and annuities. References

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