Hello, Mr. Abe. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Abe, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.

The surname Abe has three common kanji characters.

They are written horizontally in three lines in the center.
Regarding their origin, it is thought they all stem from the same root. It is likely that when kanji characters were later assigned to the ancient clan “Abe,” which existed before the introduction of kanji, various patterns emerged. Among these, the most common today is the second line, “阿部.”

In ancient times, a clan written as “阿倍” flourished. During the Heian period, Abe no Seimei, an onmyōji (diviner), emerged from this clan, and thereafter “安倍” became the mainstream form.

During the Edo period, the Abe clan, who served as senior retainers to the Tokugawa shogunate, prospered. Since then, “Abe” has often been represented by ‘阿部’. Even today, “阿部” is the most common, ranking 23rd nationally, with a concentration from Tohoku to northern Kanto.

This calligraphy does not include the ancient “阿倍”.

Classement des noms de famille des Américains d'origine japonaise (Bureau du recensement des États-Unis, enquête de 1990)

In this ranking, Abe is 31st.

	Nom de famille	Kanji	Supplément
1	Tanaka		4e au Japon
2	Yamamoto		8e au Japon
3	Nakamura	・・・	7e au Japon
4	Watanabe	・・・	6e au Japon
5	Sato		1er au Japon
6	Yamada		12e au Japon
7	Kimura	(écrit verticalement)	17e au Japon
8	Suzuki	(écrit verticalement)	2e au Japon
9	Kato		10e au Japon
10	Yoshida		11e au Japon
11	Takahashi		3e au Japon
12	Higa		1er à Okinawa , au Japon
13	Kobayashi		9e au Japon
14	Nakano	・・・	46e au Japon
15	Hayashi		20e au Japon
16	Hashimoto		24e au Japon
17	Saito	・・・	19e au Japon
18	Sasaki		13e au Japon
19	Mori	・・・	22e au Japon
20	Matsumoto	(écrit verticalement)	15e au Japon
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31	Abe	Refer to the work