What are some common and uncommon Japanese last-names?

common


ogawa


kojima


yamada


yamashita


yamakawa


takahashi


hayashi


suzuki


saitou


kimura


machida


kobayashi


satou





uncommon


teshigawara


mitarai

What are some common and uncommon Japanese last-names?
It kind of depends on where you go. In modern mainland Japan (Honshuu), the most common name is probably "Sato."





In Okinawa, "Oshiro" is very common.





"Tanaka" is common everywhere.





In Hawaii, there are a lot of "Yamadas."





Uncommon ones are hard since they're uncommon.