Surname

Kawachi

Kawachi (河内) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + inside, and Wikidata lists 27 notable people with this family name.

か · わ · ち · かわち
Written河内かわちriver + inside

What Kawachi means

河
river
内
inside

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Kawachi mean river + inside. 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 Kawachi

Katsuyuki Kawachi 河内 勝幸Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji