Shimizu

name Shimizu in brushed Kanji

Shimizu is the 20th most common Japanese surname.
Shimizu means “the place where Shimizu springs”. Inoue is an artificial water source, while Shimizu is a natural water source. Therefore, it is thought that there are many place names in the mountains and near the mountains.
> Japanese names in Kanji

Ranked by surname (family name) in Japan.

RankingSurnameapproximate number of persons
1stSato1,853,000
2ndSuzuki1,786,000
3rdTakahashi1,399,000
4thTanaka1,326,000
5thIto1,065,000
6thWatanabe1,055,000
7thYamamoto1,041,000
8thNakamura1,037,000
9thKobayashi1,021,000
10thKato882,000
11thYoshida823,000
12thYamada808,000
13thSasaki665,000
14thYamaguchi638,000
15thMatsumoto622,000
16thInoue610,000
17thKimura571,000
18thHayashi541,000
19thSaito538,000
20thShimizu529,000