Surname

Sanpei

Sanpei (三瓶) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean three + jar, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

さん · ぺ · い · さんぺい
Written三瓶さんぺいthree + jar

What Sanpei means

三
three
瓶
jar

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Sanpei mean three + jar. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Sanpei

Yūko Sanpei 三瓶 由布子Japanese actress and voice actress

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji