Surname

Nishina

Nishina (仁科) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean benevolence + course, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.

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Written仁科にしなbenevolence + course

What Nishina means

仁
benevolence
科
course, branch

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Nishina mean benevolence + course. 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 Nishina

Kae Nishina 仁科 賀恵Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji