Rare surnames in Japan

The 100 least frequent registered surnames in Japan

Turkmen
Rarest
100
bearers (100 rare)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 rarest registered surnames in Japan, meaning those with between 1 and 100 bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Desena
1
2
Turkmen
1
1
Townsley
1
3
# Surname Bearers % of total
1 Turkmen 1
1%
2 Desena 1
1%
3 Townsley 1
1%
4 Blankers 1
1%
5 Corkill 1
1%
6 Vanderwall 1
1%
7 Carraway 1
1%
8 Noelia 1
1%
9 Ponomareva 1
1%
10 Safar 1
1%
11 Mirbagheri 1
1%
12 Fekri 1
1%
13 Paguio 1
1%
14 Krish 1
1%
15 Abis 1
1%
16 Gurwell 1
1%
17 Acuff 1
1%
18 Nagori 1
1%
19 Figo 1
1%
20 Maxam 1
1%
21 Ascasibar 1
1%
22 Groenendijk 1
1%
23 Barbery 1
1%
24 Perigo 1
1%
25 Maras 1
1%
26 Ohiggins 1
1%
27 Cleusa 1
1%
28 Kostos 1
1%
29 Ceasar 1
1%
30 Estampa 1
1%
31 Fraker 1
1%
32 Balasa 1
1%
33 Wijekoon 1
1%
34 Nwogu 1
1%
35 Prendergast 1
1%
36 Challa 1
1%
37 Pokorny 1
1%
38 Morsy 1
1%
39 Mati 1
1%
40 Edgmon 1
1%
41 Herry 1
1%
42 Vesty 1
1%
43 Miquel 1
1%
44 Chiste 1
1%
45 Zechman 1
1%
46 Paswan 1
1%
47 Sark 1
1%
48 Maimai 1
1%
49 Sorondo 1
1%
50 Bia 1
1%
51 Lichtenstein 1
1%
52 Dignard 1
1%
53 Aloma 1
1%
54 Mbamba 1
1%
55 Clerc 1
1%
56 Villamil 1
1%
57 Grobel 1
1%
58 Danse 1
1%
59 Wey 1
1%
60 Soye 1
1%
61 Nanna 1
1%
62 Kissick 1
1%
63 Godinez 1
1%
64 Boillat 1
1%
65 Portugal 1
1%
66 Ballenger 1
1%
67 Dunwoody 1
1%
68 Zundui 1
1%
69 Borys 1
1%
70 Lecusay 1
1%
71 Brindle 1
1%
72 Bonus 1
1%
73 Dama 1
1%
74 Killmer 1
1%
75 Kanat 1
1%
76 Gregori 1
1%
77 Makiese 1
1%
78 Finklea 1
1%
79 Muzha 1
1%
80 Prusak 1
1%
81 Thasleem 1
1%
82 Flaud 1
1%
83 Udall 1
1%
84 Le bas 1
1%
85 Huseyin 1
1%
86 Monro 1
1%
87 Ziki 1
1%
88 Nippo 1
1%
89 Arietti 1
1%
90 Rennes 1
1%
91 Kristjnsson 1
1%
92 Willhoite 1
1%
93 Testai 1
1%
94 Melich 1
1%
95 Maus 1
1%
96 Welborn 1
1%
97 Bottari 1
1%
98 Maloles 1
1%
99 Zentner 1
1%
100 Lavandeira 1
1%
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FAQs

What are the rarest surnames in Japan?
According to our official census data, the rarest registered surname in Japan is Turkmen, with only 1. bearers. This table shows the 100 surnames with the fewest bearers in the country.
What qualifies as a rare surname?
We consider a surname rare when it has between 1 and 100 registered bearers in a country. These are extremely uncommon surnames that may be at risk of disappearing.
Where does this data come from?
The data is sourced from official censuses, civil registries and governmental statistical sources of the country, and is updated periodically.

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