Hello, Mr. Maeda. This is an explanation of the origin of the surname Maeda, which is shared by your ancestors and friends.
This surname derives from a place name that refers to the geographical location or relationship of “rice fields in front of buildings”—specifically, the rice fields in the foreground of a vast paddy field, or those in front of large structures such as castles, or the rice fields spreading out in front of a village lord’s residence.
This surname is widely distributed throughout Japan, with approximately 360,000 people bearing it.
Classifica dei cognomi nippo-americani (indagine dell'Ufficio del Censimento degli Stati Uniti, 1990)
It ranks 23th among surnames of Americans living in Japan.
| Cognome | Kanji | Supplemento | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka | 4° in Giappone | |
| 2 | Yamamoto | 8° in Giappone | |
| 3 | Nakamura | 7° in Giappone | |
| 4 | Watanabe | 6° in Giappone | |
| 5 | Sato | Primo in Giappone | |
| 6 | Yamada | 12° in Giappone | |
| 7 | Kimura | 17° in Giappone | |
| 8 | Suzuki | Secondo in Giappone | |
| 9 | Kato | 10° in Giappone | |
| 10 | Yoshida | 11° in Giappone | |
| 11 | Takahashi | 3° in Giappone | |
| 12 | Higa | Primo posto a Okinawa , in Giappone. | |
| 13 | Kobayashi | 9° in Giappone | |
| 14 | Nakano | 46° in Giappone | |
| 15 | Hayashi | 20° posto in Giappone | |
| 16 | Hashimoto | 24° in Giappone | |
| 17 | Saito | 19° in Giappone | |
| 18 | Sasaki | 13° in Giappone | |
| 19 | Mori | 22° in Giappone | |
| 20 | Matsumoto | 15° in Giappone | |
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| 23 | Maeda | 30th in Japan | |





















