Meaning of Last Name

Abe (Abe.ogg) is one of several Japanese surnames (安倍, 安部, 阿部) and can refer to: * The Abe clan, one of the oldest Japanese clans, which was particularly prominent in the Heian period * Asami Abe (born 1985), Japanese J-pop singer * Hiroshi Abe (actor) (born 1964), Japanese model and actor * Hiroshi Abe (astronomer), Japanese astronomer * Juran Hisao (born Masao Abe; 1902–1957), Japanese author * Kan Abe (1894–1946), Japanese politician, father of Shintaro Abe * Kazushige Abe (born 1968), Japanese author * Keigo Abe (born 1938), Senior Shotokan karate instructor * Keiko Abe (born 1937), Japanese composer and virtuoso marimba player * Kenshiro Abbe (born Kenshirō Abe; 1915–1985), a Japanese martial artist in the United Kingdom * Kōbō Abe (born Kimifusa Abe; 1924–1993), Japanese author * Mao Abe (born 1990), Japanese singer * Masao Abe (1915-2006), Japanese academic in Buddhist philosophy and comparative religion * Masashi Abe (born 1965), Japanese Nordic combined skier * Abe no Nakamaro, a scholar, administrator, and waka poet in the Nara period * Natsumi Abe (born 1981), Japanese J-pop singer * Nobuyuki Abe (1875–1953), 36th Prime Minister of Japan * Norick Abe (1975-2007), Japanese motorcycle road racer * Sada Abe (1905–after 1970), Japanese convicted murderess, prostitute, actress * Sadao Abe (born 1970), Japanese actor * Satoru Abe (born 1926), American sculptor * Abe no Seimei, an onmyōji, a leading specialist of onmyōdō during the middle of the Heian Period in Japan * Shintaro Abe (1924–1991), Japanese politician, father of Shinzo * Shinzō Abe (born 1954), 90th Prime Minister of Japan * Kae Araki, (born Yoshie Abe, 1963), Japanese seiyu (voice actor) * Yoshitoshi Abe (born 1971), Japanese graphic artist * Yoshiyuki Abe (born 1969), Japanese professional cyclist * Yuki Abe (born 1981), Japanese international football (association) player * Yutaka Abe (1895-1977), Japanese film director Category:Japanese-language surnames lt:Abė (pavardė) ru:Абэ