SurnameNo. 40 in Japan
Sakamoto
Sakamoto (坂本) is the 40th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.35 million people. Its kanji mean slope + origin.
さ · か · も · と · さかもと
What Sakamoto means
坂
slope
本
origin, base
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Sakamoto describes a place. Its kanji point to a slope and the base or foot of something, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.