Amano
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Frequency: (175)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Japanese: found mostly along the southeastern seaboard of Japan and in the Ryūkyū Islands; in the former case it is probably a habitational name from Amano (‘heavenly plain’) in Izu (now part of Shizuoka prefecture).
GIVEN NAMES: Japanese 62%. Hiroshi (5), Osamu (2), Satoru (2), Toshio (2), Akio, Ayako, Eiji, Etsuko, Hideaki, Hidemi, Hiroaki, Hirohito.
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(2002 Adventure TV Series)
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St. John Passion
(Music Film)
La Mina: Wiseguy (TV Episode)
(1990 TV Episode)
Urotsukidoji IV: Inferno Road, Episode 1
(1995 Fantasy Film)
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