Surname
Koike
Koike (小池) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + pond, and Wikidata lists 175 notable people with this family name.
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What Koike means
小
small
池
pond
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Koike describes a place. Its kanji point to a pond, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Koike
Yuriko Koike 小池 百合子Japanese politician (born 1952)
Toshiki Koike 小池 知己Japanese association football player
Junki Koike 小池 純輝Japanese association football player
Reizo Koike 小池 禮三swimmer (1915-1998)
Teppei Koike 小池 徹平Japanese actor and singer
Yui Koike 小池 唯Japanese idol
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.