An IT company "名字由来 (Myoji yurai) net" researches Japanese surnames, and released their research about surnames in Tokyo. According to it, the most common surname in Tokyo is 鈴木 (Suzuki). Some of you might know a New York Yankees bas…

Here are the most popular cat names in 2013 in Japan. Rank Name Name Number of cats possible meaning 1 モモ Momo 53 Peach 2 クロ Kuro 38 Black 3 ハナ Hana 33 Flower 4 チビ Chibi 32 Tiny 5 ソラ Sora 28 Sky 6 ミミ Mimi 25 6 サクラ Sakura 25 …

Here are the most popular dog names in 2012 in Japan. Rank Name Name Number of dogs possible meaning 1 モモ Momo 52 peach 2 チョコ Choko 39 chocolate 3 ココ Koko 36 3 サクラ Sakura 36 cherry 5 ナナ Nana 35 6 ソラ Sora 34 sky 7 マロン Maron…

Here is the ranking of popular names given to Japanese babies who was born in 2012. Boys By Pronunciation (reading) Rank Name % 1 Haruto ハルト 2.54% 2 Yuuto ユウト 1.74% 3 Souta ソウタ 1.65% 4 Yuuki ユウキ 1.36% 5 Hayato ハヤト 1.27% 6 Ha…