Japanese-Indian surnames

**Maciamo** · Oct 4, 2006, 08:05

I have noticed that the Japanese and the Indians shared quite a few identical surnames. Here is a short list of what I have found :

- Chiba
- Nara
- Nita
- Sen
- Yamura

Just coincidences, but still interesting...

**Iron Chef** · Oct 5, 2006, 03:36

Hmm... had no idea. I just assumed those names were exclusively Japanese. I wonder how many other names might be cross-cultural. A little off-topic but recently i've had a batch of new students with interesting names i've not heard before like "Kirika", "Sea" (never seen that spelling, pronounced like Seiya), "Ramu" (like ramune). All were girl's names coincidentally.

**Hiroyuki Nagashima** · Oct 5, 2006, 07:27

Chiba
A powerful family of Shimousa country of the Middle Ages.
桓武平氏良文流.(KANMU HEISHI YOSHIFUMI family)
They lived in Shimousa country Chiba county.
http://www.myj7000.jp-biz.net/clan/01/011/01116.htm

NITTA
The families of Genji.
A family of SEIWA Genji,
They based on Ueno country (Gunma).
Because they developed Nitta in Ueno, they introduced themselves as "新田(Nitta)"
http://sky.zero.ad.jp/~zac28831/syashin-nt01.htm

Sanskrit came to Japan with Buddhism.
In Japanese,The etymology has Sanskrit a bit.
http://www.mypress.jp/v2_writers/hir...ory_id=1358960