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Okinawan names

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Sato, Suzuki and the Long Tail Behind Them

Sato and Suzuki lead Japan’s surname rankings, yet even the national top ten account for only about one person in ten. This worked example follows Sato from a national survey to Okinawa, where Higa, Kinjo and Oshiro reveal a different historical and regional layer.

Megan Rothwell