Surname

Kawakita

Kawakita (川北) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + north, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.

か · わ · き · た · かわきた
Written川北かわきたriver + north

What Kawakita means

川
river
北
north

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kawakita describes a place. Its kanji point to a river, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Kawakita

Yusuke Kawakita 川北 裕介Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji