Araki
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Frequency: (280)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
1. Japanese (found in western Japan): meaning ‘wild tree’ or ‘new tree’; mostly written with characters for the former. It is listed in the Shinsen shōjiroku.
2. Hungarian: habitational name for some-one from a place called Arak in Moson county.
GIVEN NAMES: Japanese 60%. Akira (3), Mika (3), Takashi (3), Haruo (2), Hisashi (2), Kenji (2), Makoto (2), Shinichi (2), Tetsuo (2), Yoshi (2), Yoshio (2), Akio.
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Oxford Dictionary of Family Names
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Mentioned in
Nobuyoshi Araki
(photography)
James Duval
(Actor, Drama/Comedy)
Arakimentari
(2003 Visual Arts Film)
Three Bewildered People in the Night
(1987 Drama Film)
Za Ginipiggu 3: Senritsu! Shinanai Otoko
(1986 Horror Film)
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