Katō (surname)

Katō, Kato, Katou or Katoh (加藤, characters for "add/increase" and "wisteria") is the 10th most common Japanese surname.^[1]

Notable people with the surname

Ai Kato (加藤あい, born 1982), Japanese actress and idol
Akemi Kato (加藤明美, born 1970), Japanese field hockey player
Akiko Kato (加藤彰子, born 1988), Japanese field hockey player
Akiko Kato (curler) (加藤彰子, born 1978), Japanese curler and coach
Atsushi Kato (加藤充志, born 1974), Japanese Go player
Ayuko Kato (加藤鮎子, born 1979), Japanese politician
Cha Katō (加藤茶, born 1943), Japanese comedian, actor and musician
Chihiro Kato (volleyball) (加藤千尋, born 1988), Japanese volleyball player
Dai Kato (加藤大, born 2002), Japanese Yokohama DeNA Baystars baseball player
Daijiro Kato (加藤大治郎, 1976–2003), Japanese motorcycle racer
Daishi Kato (加藤大志, born 1983), Japanese footballer
Daisuke Katō (加東大介, 1911–1975), Japanese actor
Daisuke Kato (baseball) (加藤大輔, born 1980), Japanese baseball player
Katō Danzō (加藤段蔵, c. 1503 – 1569), Japanese ninja
Eikichi Kato (加藤榮吉, 1897–1946), Imperial Japanese Navy officer
Eizō Katō (加藤栄三, 1906–1972), Japanese painter
Emiri Katō (加藤英美里, born 1983), Japanese voice actress
Katō Enao (加藤枝直, 1693–1785), Japanese poet
Fujiko Kato (加藤富士子, born 1946), Japanese cross-country skier
Funky Kato (born 1978), Japanese singer-songwriter
Go Kato (加藤剛, 1938–2018), Japanese entertainer and actor
Hajime Katō (disambiguation), multiple people
Haruka Kato (加藤悠, born 1989), Japanese gravure idol, television personality and professional wrestler
Hideji Katō (加藤秀司, born 1948), Japanese baseball player
Kato Hideki (加藤英樹, born 1962), Japanese musician and composer
Hidenori Kato (加藤秀典, born 1981), Japanese footballer
Hifumi Katō (加藤一二三, born 1940), Japanese shogi player
Hiroki Kato (加藤広樹, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Hiroki Katoh (加藤寛規, born 1968), Japanese racing driver and team manager
Hiroshi Kato (加藤寛, born 1951), Japanese footballer and manager
Hiroshi Kato (aikido) (加藤弘, 1935–2012), Japanese aikidoka
Katō Hiroyuki (加藤弘之, 1836–1916), Japanese academic and politician
Hisaki Kato (加藤久輝, born 1982), Japanese mixed martial artist and kickboxer
Hisashi Kato (加藤久, born 1956), Japanese footballer and manager
Issei Kato (加藤壱盛, born 2003), Japanese footballer
Izumi Kato (加藤和, born 1990), Japanese swimmer
Izumi Kato (artist) (加藤泉, born 1969), Japanese contemporary artist
Joji Kato (加藤条治, born 1985), Japanese speed skater
Jun Kato (加藤純, born 1980), Japanese tennis player
Junichi Kato (加藤順一, born 1935), Japanese rower
Junichi Kato (YouTuber) (加藤純一, born 1985), Japanese streamer
Junya Kato (加藤潤也, born 1994), Japanese footballer
Kanji Kato (加藤寛治, 1870–1939), Japanese naval officer
Kaori Kato (born 1977), Japanese women cricketer
Katsunobu Katō (加藤勝信, born 1955), Japanese politician
Kazue Kato (加藤和恵, born 1980), Japanese manga artist
Kazuki Kato (加藤和樹, born 1984), Japanese actor and singer
Kazuya Kato (加藤和也, born 1952), Japanese mathematician
Kazuyo Kato (加藤一義, born 1932), Japanese sport shooter
Kei Katō (加藤圭, born 1991), Japanese women's professional shogi player
Keisuke Kato (加藤慶祐, born 1988), Japanese actor
Kenta Kato (加藤健太, born 1987), Japanese footballer
Kento Kato (加藤健人, born 1995), Japanese footballer
Kenzō Katō (加藤賢三, born 1980), Japanese sport wrestler
Katō Kiyomasa (加藤清正, 1562–1611), Japanese daimyō
Kiyomi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
Kohei Kato (加藤恒平, born 1989), Japanese footballer
Koichi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
Koken Kato (加藤弘堅, born 1989), Japanese footballer
Konatsu Kato (加藤小夏, born 1999), Japanese actress
Kosuke Kato (加藤康介, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
Koyuki Kato (加藤小雪, born 1976), better known as Koyuki, Japanese model and actress
Kunio Katō (加藤久仁生, born 1977), Japanese animator
Kyōhei Katō (加藤恭平, 1909–1983), Japanese photographer
Masaaki Kato (加藤正明, born 1958), Japanese footballer
Masako Kato (加藤雅子, born 1965), Japanese figure skater
Masaru Kato (加藤大, born 1991), Japanese footballer
Masashi Kato (加藤真志, born 1970), Japanese swimmer
Masato Kato (加藤正人, born 1963), Japanese game developer and scenario writer
Masaya Kato (加藤雅也, born 1963), Japanese actor
Masayo Kato (加藤正世, 1898–1967), Japanese entomologist
Masayoshi Kato (加藤政義, born 1987), Japanese baseball player
Midori Katō (加藤みどり, born 1939), Japanese voice actress
Mikiko Kato (加藤美起子, born 1954), Japanese handball player
Miliyah Kato (加藤ミリヤ, born 1988), Japanese singer-songwriter
Minami Kato (加藤美南, born 1999), Japanese idol and singer
Mitsuhiko Kato (加藤三彦, born 1962), Japanese basketball coach
Mitsuo Kato (加藤光雄, born 1953), Japanese footballer
Katō Mitsuyasu (加藤光泰, 1537–1593), Japanese samurai and daimyō
Miyoshi Kato (加藤美善, born 1962), Japanese speed skater
Miyu Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
Momoko Katō (加藤桃子, born 1993), Japanese shogi player
Nanae Katō (加藤奈々絵, born 1976), Japanese voice actress
Naoyuki Kato (加藤直之, born 1952), Japanese illustrator
Natsuki Katō (加藤夏希, born 1985), Japanese actress
Nei Kato (加藤寧), Japanese engineer
Nobuhiro Kato (加藤順大, born 1984), Japanese footballer
Nobuya Kato (加藤修也, born 1995), Japanese sprinter
Nobuyuki Kato (加藤信幸, born 1920), Japanese footballer
Noriko Katō (加藤紀子, born 1973), Japanese singer and actress
Nozomu Kato (加藤望, born 1969), Japanese footballer
Rena Kato (加藤玲奈, born 1997), Japanese singer and idol
Ricky Kato (born 1994), Australian golfer
Riona Kato (加藤利緒菜, born 1998), Japanese figure skater
Ryōhei Katō (加藤凌平, born 1993), Japanese gymnast
Rosa Kato (加藤ローサ, born 1985), Japanese actress and model
Ryo Kato (加藤諒, born 1990), Japanese actor and television personality
Ryōzō Katō (加藤良三, born 1941), Japanese lawyer and diplomat
Ryuji Kato (加藤竜二, born 1969), Japanese footballer
Sachiko Kato (born 2000), Japanese rugby union player
Katō Sadakichi (加藤定吉, 1861–1927), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
Sakuko Kato (加藤作子, born 1955), Japanese Paralympic swimmer
Satori Kato, Japanese chemist
Sawao Katō (加藤沢男, born 1946), Japanese gymnast
Seishiro Kato (加藤清史郎, born 2001), Japanese actor
Seizō Katō (加藤精三, 1927–2014), Japanese voice actor
Katō Shidzue (加藤シヅエ, 1897–2001), Japanese activist and politician
Shigeaki Kato (加藤成亮, born 1987), Japanese idol and singer
Shiho Katō (加藤史帆, born 1998), Japanese idol and model
Shin Kato (加藤信, 1891–1952), Japanese Go player
Shinya Kato (加藤慎也, born 1980), Japanese footballer
Shohei Kato (加藤翔平, born 1991), Japanese baseball player
Shota Kato (加藤創太, born 1999), better known as SO-SO, Japanese beatboxer and looper
Shuichi Kato (disambiguation), multiple people
Sogen Kato (加藤宗現, 1899 – c. 1978)
Sonoko Kato (加藤園子, born 1976), Japanese professional wrestler
Katō Tadaaki (加藤忠明), Japanese samurai
Tadamasa Kato (加藤忠正, born 1944), Japanese rower
Tadashi Kato (加藤忠, 1935–2020), Japanese cyclist
Tai Kato (加藤泰, 1916–1985), Japanese film director and screenwriter
Taihei Kato (加藤大平, born 1984), Japanese Nordic combined skier
Taiki Kato (加藤大樹, born 1993), Japanese footballer
Taka Kato (加藤鷹, born 1959), Japanese pornographic film actor
Katō Takaaki (加藤高明, 1860–1926), Japanese politician, diplomat and Prime Minister of Japan
Takako Katō (disambiguation), multiple people
Takashi Kato (加藤嵩士, born 1989), Japanese handball player
Takayuki Kato (加藤貴之, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
Takeharu Kato (加藤武治, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
Takehiro Kato (加藤豪宏, born 1974), Japanese footballer
Takehisa Kato (加藤武久, born 1941), Japanese cyclist
Takeshi Katō (disambiguation), multiple people
Takuma Kato (加藤匠馬, born 1992), Japanese baseball player
Tateo Katō (加藤建夫, 1903–1942), Japanese World War II flying ace
Tatsuhito Katoh (加藤竜人, born 1976), Japanese baseball player
Tatsuya Kato (加藤達也, born 1980), Japanese composer
Tatsuya Kato (journalist) (加藤達也, born 1966), Japanese journalist
Tetsuji Kato (加藤鉄史, born 1977), Japanese mixed martial artist
Tōichi Katō (加藤東一, 1916–1996), Japanese painter
Tokiko Kato (加藤登紀子, born 1943), Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
Tomoaki Kato (加藤友朗, born 1963), Japanese surgeon
Tomoe Kato (加藤與惠, born 1978), Japanese women's footballer
Tomohiro Katō (加藤智大, born 1982), Japanese mass murderer
Katō Tomosaburō (加藤友三郎, 1861–1923), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral, politician and Prime Minister of Japan
Toshikazu Kato (加藤寿一, born 1981), Japanese footballer
Toshiyuki Kato (加藤敏幸, born 1949), Japanese politician
Tosio Kato (加藤敏夫, 1917–1999), Japanese mathematician
Tsubasa Kato (加藤翼, born 1984), Japanese contemporary artist
Tsutomu Kato (加藤孟, 1926-2011), cofounder of Korg
Yasuaki Kato (加藤泰明, born 1976), Japanese footballer
Katō Yasuaki (加藤泰秋, 1846–1926), Japanese daimyō
Yasuhiro Kato (加藤康弘, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Yoichi Kato (加藤陽一, born 1976), Japanese volleyball player
Yoko Kato (加藤庸子, born 1952), Japanese neurosurgeon
Yoshi Katō (加藤嘉, 1913–1988), Japanese actor
Katō Yoshiaki (加藤嘉明, 1563–1631), Japanese daimyō
Yoshikazu Katō (加藤義一, born 1972), Japanese film director and screenwriter
Yoshio Kato (加藤好男, born 1957), Japanese footballer
Yoshiyuki Kato (加藤善之, born 1964), Japanese footballer and manager
Yuji Kato (加藤裕司, born 1978), Japanese Paralympic judoka
Yuka Kato (加藤ゆか, born 1986), Japanese swimmer
Yūka Kato (加藤夕夏, born 1997), Japanese idol and singer
Yuki Kato (born 1995), Indonesian actress, model, television presenter
Yukiko Kato (born 1936), Japanese writer
Yuria Katō (加藤結李愛, born 2003), Japanese shogi player
Yurie Kato (加藤友里恵, born 1987), Japanese triathlete
Yusuke Kato (加藤友介, born 1986), Japanese footballer
Yuumi Kato (加藤遊海, born 1996), Japanese model, actress and beauty pageant winner

Fictional characters

Kato (The Green Hornet) (加藤), a character in the Green Hornet series
Go Kato, a character in the manga series Someday's Dreamers
Griffin Kato, a character in the manga series Rave Master
Juri Katou (Jeri Katou in all English dubs) (加藤樹莉), a character in the anime series Digimon Tamers
Kachiro Kato (加藤勝郎), a character in the manga series Prince of Tennis
Kazumi Kato, a character in The Order of the Stick webcomic
Hazuki Katou (加藤葉月), a character in the light novel and anime series Sound! Euphonium
Marika Katō (加藤茉莉香), protagonist of the light novel series Bodacious Space Pirates
Masaji Kato (加藤政二), a character in the video game Shadow Hearts: Covenant
Masaru Kato (加藤勝), a character in the manga series Gantz
Megumi Kato (加藤恵), a character in the light novel series Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend
Otome Katou (加藤乙女), a character in the visual novel School Days
Saburo Kato (加藤三郎), a character in the anime series Space Battleship Yamato
Yakumo "Cloud" Kato (加藤クラウド八雲), a character in the tokusatsu series Shuriken Sentai Ninninger
Yasunori Katō (加藤保憲), protagonist of the novel series Teito Monogatari
Yue Kato (加藤故), a character in the manga series Angel Sanctuary
Yuichiro Kato (加藤雄一郎), a character in the manga series Doubt!
Haru Kato (加藤春), a character in the anime series The Millionaire Detective Balance: Unlimited

References

^ "明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

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[1] "明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

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