SurnameNo. 20 in Japan
Saitō
Saitō (斉藤) is the 20th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.53 million people. Its kanji mean equal + wisteria.
さ · い · と · う · さいとう
What Saitō means
斉
equal, alike
藤
wisteria
Where the name comes from
The ending 藤 (wisteria), read tō, links Saitō to the Fujiwara clan, the court family that dominated Japan for centuries. Surnames such as Satō, Itō, Katō and Saitō are traditionally explained as branches of the Fujiwara, with the first kanji marking a place or office.
Famous people named Saitō
Toshihide Saito 斉藤 俊秀Japanese association football player
Keiko Saito 斉藤 圭子Japanese association football player
Koki Saito 斉藤 光毅Japanese association football player
Hiroshi Saito 斉藤 浩史Japanese association football player
Masato Saito 斉藤 雅人Japanese association football player
Daisuke Saito 斉藤 大介Japanese association football player (born 1980)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.