Japanese last names ending in -saki / -zaki

55 surnames built on 崎 / 埼, cape, headland, with their meanings.

The kanji 崎 means cape, headland. At the end of a surname it is read saki or zaki, depending on the sound before it. Like most Japanese surnames, names ending in it describe where a family lived. Yamazaki (山崎) is 山 mountain + 崎 cape; Miyazaki (宮崎) is 宮 shrine + 崎 cape; Iwasaki (岩崎) is 岩 rock + 崎 cape.

The list is ordered by how many notable people on Wikidata share each surname, so the most familiar names come first. Surnames from Japan's 100 most common are linked to their own pages.

KanjiNameMeaningNotable people
山崎Yamazakimountain + capeTop 100 surname
宮崎Miyazakishrine + capeTop 100 surname
岩崎Iwasakirock + capeTop 100 surname
岡崎Okazakihill + cape189
藤崎Fujisakiwisteria + cape75
大崎Ōsakibig + cape69
神崎Kanzakigod + cape49
長崎Nagasakilong + cape28
塩崎Shiozakisalt + cape21
西崎Nishizakiwest + cape16
河崎Kawasakiriver + cape15
森崎Morisakiforest + cape15
江崎Ezakiinlet + cape14
浜崎Hamasakibeach + cape14
江崎Esakiinlet + cape12
梅崎Umezakiplum + cape12
中崎Nakazakimiddle + cape11
柿崎Kakizakipersimmon + cape11
矢崎Yazakiarrow + cape11
柏崎Kashiwazakioak + cape10
浜崎Hamazakibeach + cape8
谷崎Tanizakivalley + cape8
真崎Masakitrue + cape8
小崎Kozakismall + cape7
杉崎Sugisakicedar + cape7
水崎Mizusakiwater + cape7
三崎Misakithree + cape7
林崎Hayashizakigrove + cape7
池崎Ikezakipond + cape6
沼崎Numazakimarsh + cape6
姉崎Anezakielder sister + cape6
外崎Tonosakioutside + cape5
目崎Mezakieye; class + cape5
赤崎Akasakired + cape4
鵜崎Uzakicormorant + cape4
新崎Arasakinew + cape4
梅崎Umesakiplum + cape4
小崎Kosakismall + cape3
磯崎Isozakirocky shore + cape3
磯崎Izozakirocky shore + cape3
熊崎Kumazakibear + cape3
早崎Hayasakiearly + cape3
浦崎Urasakibay + cape3
須崎Suzakinecessary + cape3
須崎Susakinecessary + cape3
滝崎Takizakiwaterfall + cape3
露崎Tsuyuzakidew; tears + cape3
先崎Senzakibefore; ahead + cape3
見崎Misakito see + cape3
井崎Izakiwell + cape3
小野崎Onozakismall + field + cape3
下崎Shimozakibelow + cape3
新崎Shinzakinew + cape3
栗崎Kurisakichestnut + cape3
古崎Furusakiold + cape3

Surnames and counts: Wikidata (CC0) and the Meiji Yasuda 2008 surname survey.