Oshita
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Frequency: (148)
(number of times this surname appears in a sample database of 88.7 million names, representing one third of the 1997 US population)
Japanese: (Ōshita): apparently a habitational or topographic name meaning ‘(one who lives) in the large (area) below’; it is found mainly in western Japan.
GIVEN NAMES: Japanese 42%. Hideo (2), Shigeru (2), Yutaka (2), Fumio, Goro, Harumi, Hiroshi, Ikuo, Isao, Itsuki, Kazuma, Kazumi.
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