Surname

Kumano

Kumano (熊野) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean bear + field, and Wikidata lists 15 notable people with this family name.

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Written熊野くまのbear + field

What Kumano means

熊
bear
野
field

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kumano describes a place. Its kanji point to a field, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji