Watanabe

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渡辺 (Watanabe) or 渡部 (Watanabe).

Proper noun

Watanabe (plural Watanabes)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Watanabe is the 5605^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 6204 individuals. Watanabe is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (79.40%) and Multi-racial (10.20%) individuals.

Japanese

Romanization

Watanabe

1. Rōmaji transcription of わたなべ

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 渡辺 (Watanabe) or 渡部 (Watanabe).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wataˈnabe/ [wa.t̪aˈna.β̞e]
• Rhymes: -abe
• Syllabification: Wa‧ta‧na‧be

Proper noun

Watanabe m or f by sense

1. a surname from Japanese