Surname

Kōmoto

Kōmoto (河本) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean river + origin, and Wikidata lists 16 notable people with this family name.

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Written河本こうもとriver + origin

What Kōmoto means

河
river
本
origin, base

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Kōmoto

Hiroyuki Komoto 河本 裕之Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji