Surname
Nanbu
Nanbu (南部) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean south + section, and Wikidata lists 31 notable people with this family name.
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What Nanbu means
南
south
部
section
Where the name comes from
The kanji of Nanbu mean south + section. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.