Surname

Kanbe

Kanbe (神戸) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean god + door, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.

かん · べ · かんべ
Written神戸かんべgod + door

What Kanbe means

神
god, spirit
戸
door

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kanbe mean god + door. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji