Abe (/ˈɑːbeɪ/ AH-bay, Japanese pronunciation: [abe] ⓘ - written: 阿部) is the 25th most common Japanese surname.[1] Less common variants are 安倍, 安部 and 阿倍. Notable people with the surname include:
- Akie Abe (安倍 昭恵, born 1962), Japanese socialite, radio personality and wife of Shinzō Abe, former Prime Minister of Japan
- Akiko Abe (阿部 哲子, born 1978), Japanese announcer and actress
- Abe Akira (阿部 昭, 1934–1989), Japanese writer
- Asami Abe (安倍 麻美, born 1985), Japanese singer and actress
- Atsushi Abe (阿部 敦, born 1981), Japanese voice actor
- Atsushi Abe (synchronized swimmer) (安部 篤史, born 1982), Japanese synchronized swimmer
- Bunichiro Abe (阿部 文一朗, born 1985), Japanese footballer
- Daichi Abe (阿部 大治, born 1991), Japanese mixed martial artist
- Fuminori Abe (阿部史典, born 1995), Japanese professional wrestler
- Fumio Abe (阿部 文男, 1922–2006), Japanese politician
- Fuyumi Abe (阿部 芙蓉美, born 1983), Japanese singer-songwriter
- Genki Abe (安倍 源基, 1894–1989), Japanese lawyer, police bureaucrat and politician
- George Abe (安部 譲二, 1937–2019), pen name of Naoya Abe, Japanese manga writer
- Haruka Abe (安部 春香, born 1988), Japanese-English actress
- Heisuke Abe (阿部 平輔, 1886–1943), Japanese general
- Hifumi Abe (阿部 一二三, born 1997), Japanese judoka
- Abe no Hirafu (阿倍 比羅夫), 7th-century Japanese general
- Hiroaki Abe (阿部 弘毅, 1889–1949), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
- Hiroki Abe (安部 裕葵, born 1999), Japanese footballer
- Abe no Hironiwa (安倍 広庭, 659–732), Japanese poet
- Hiroshi Abe (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hiroyuki Abe (disambiguation), multiple people
- Hisashi Abe (阿部 永, born 1933), Japanese zoologist
- Ichiro Abe (安部 一郎, 1922–2022), Japanese judoka
- Abe no Iratsume (阿倍 女郎), Japanese poet
- Isao Abe (阿部 功, 1912–1980), Japanese hammer thrower
- Abe Isoo (安部 磯雄, 1865–1949), Japanese Christian socialist and politician
- Jun Abe (阿部 淳, born 1955), Japanese photographer
- Kaito Abe (阿部 海大, born 1999), Japanese footballer
- Kamehiko Abe (阿部 亀彦, 1875–1928), Japanese politician
- Kan Abe (安倍 寛, 1894–1946), Japanese politician, father of Shintaro Abe
- Kana Abe (阿部 香菜, born 1988), Japanese judoka
- Kaoru Abe (阿部 薫, 1949–1978), Japanese jazz saxophonist
- Katsuyuki Abe (阿部 勝幸), Japanese table tennis player
- Katsuo Abe, Imperial Japanese Navy Admiral
- Kazuhisa Abe (1914-1996), American senator and judge in Hawaii
- Kazumi Abe (阿部 一視, born 1947), Japanese bobsledder
- Kazunari Abe (阿部 和成, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
- Kazuo Abe (阿部 一男, born 1935), Japanese sport wrestler
- Kazushige Abe (阿部 和重, born 1968), Japanese writer
- Kazuya Abe, Japanese mixed martial artist
- Keigo Abe (阿部 圭吾, 1938–2019), Japanese karateka
- Keiko Abe (安倍 圭子, born 1937), Japanese classical composer and marimba player
- Kenichi Abe (阿部 健市, 1923–?), Japanese World War II flying ace
- Kenjirō Abe (阿部 健治郎, born 1989), Japanese shogi player
- Kensaku Abe (阿部 謙作, born 1980), Japanese footballer
- Kenshiro Abbe (阿部 謙四郎, 1915–1985), Japanese martial artist in the United Kingdom
- Kenta Abe (阿部 健太, born 1984), Japanese baseball player
- Kinya Abe (安部 欣哉, born 1969), Japanese fencer
- Kōbō Abe (安部 公房, 1924–1993), pen name of Kimifusa Abe, Japanese writer
- Kohki Abe (阿部 浩己, born 1958), Japanese human rights activist
- Koji Abe (あべ こうじ, born 1975), Japanese comedian
- Kōmei Abe (安部 幸明, 1911–2006), Japanese classical composer
- Abe no Kooji (安倍 子祖父), Japanese poet
- Kōru Abe (阿部 光瑠, born 1994), Japanese shogi player
- Kōsō Abe (阿部 孝壮, 1892–1947), Imperial Japanese Navy admiral
- Kunihiro Abe (阿部 邦博, 1968–2018), Japanese animator
- Mao Abe (阿部 真央, born 1990), Japanese singer-songwriter
- Masahiro Abe (阿部 真宏, born 1978), Japanese baseball player
- Abe Masahiro (阿部 正弘, 1819-1857), Japanese Rōjū and daimyō
- Abe Masakatsu (阿部 正勝, 1541–1600), Japanese samurai
- Abe Masakoto (阿部 正功, 1860-1925), Japanese daimyō
- Abe Masakiyo (Shirakawa) (阿部 正静, 1850-1878), Japanese daimyō
- Abe Masanori (阿部 正権, 1806–1823), Japanese daimyō
- Masanori Abe (阿部 正紀, born 1991), Japanese footballer
- Masao Abe (阿部 正雄, 1915–2006), Japanese academic in Buddhist philosophy and comparative religion
- Masashi Abe (阿部 雅司, born 1965), Japanese Nordic combined skier
- Abe Masatō (阿部 正外, 1828–1887), Japanese daimyō
- Masatoshi Abe (阿部 正俊, 1942–2020), Japanese politician
- Abe Masatsugu (阿部 正次, 1569–1647), Japanese daimyō
- Abe Masayoshi (阿部 正由, 1769–1808), Japanese daimyō
- Mikishi Abe (阿部 美樹志, 1883–1965), Japanese architect and civil engineer
- Momoko Abe (阿部 桃子, born 1994), Japanese model
- Abe Motozane (安倍 元真, 1513–1587), Japanese samurai
- Abe no Munetō (安倍 宗任, 1032-1108), Japanese samurai
- Nagisa Abe (あべ なぎさ, born 1983), Japanese singer and actress
- Abe no Nakamaro (阿倍 仲麻呂, c. 698 – c. 770), Japanese scholar, administrator, and waka poet
- Nanami Abe (阿部 奈々美, born 1972), Japanese figure skating coach and choreographer
- Naoki Abe (阿部 直紀, born 1945), Japanese long jumper
- Natsumi Abe (安倍 なつみ, born 1981), Japanese singer and actress
- Nicole Abe (安部 ニコル, born 1993), Japanese fashion model
- Nikken Abe (阿部 日顕, 1922–2019), Japanese Buddhist monk
- Nobuyuki Abe (阿部 信行, 1875–1953), Japanese general, politician and Prime Minister of Japan
- Nobuyuki Abe (footballer) (阿部 伸行, born 1984), Japanese footballer
- Norifumi Abe (阿部 典史, 1975–2007), Japanese motorcycle racer
- Norihide Abe (阿部 規秀, 1887–1939), Imperial Japanese Army officer
- Noriyuki Abe (阿部 記之, born 1961), Japanese anime director
- Osamu Abe (disambiguation), multiple people
- Ryouhei Abe (阿部 亮平, born 1980), Japanese actor
- Ryuichi Abe (阿部 龍一, born 1954), Japanese academic
- Sada Abe (阿部 定, 1905–after 1970), Japanese convicted murderer, prostitute and actress
- Sadao Abe (阿部 サダヲ, born 1970), Japanese actor
- Abe no Sadato (安倍 貞任, 1019–1062), Japanese samurai
- Sanji Abe (阿部 三次, 1895–1982), American politician
- Sanshiro Abe (阿部 三子郎, born 1970), Japanese sport wrestler
- Satoru Abe (born 1926), American sculptor
- Abe no Seimei (安倍 晴明, 921–1005), Japanese onmyōji
- Seiseki Abe (阿部 醒石, 1915–2011), Japanese calligrapher and aikidoka
- Shigeaki Abe (阿部 成章, born 1947), Japanese basketball player
- Shigeki Abe (阿部 茂樹, born 1972), Japanese baseball player
- Shinnosuke Abe (阿部 慎之助, born 1979), Japanese baseball player
- Shintaro Abe (安倍 晋太郎, 1924–1991), Japanese politician, father of Shinzo
- Shinya Abe (阿部 晋也, born 1980), Japanese curler and curling coach
- Shinzō Abe (安倍 晋三, 1954–2022), Japanese politician and longest-serving postwar Prime Minister of Japan
- Shizue Abe (あべ 静江, born 1951), Japanese idol, actress and singer
- Shohei Abe (阿部 翔平, born 1983), Japanese footballer
- Shu Abe (阿部 嵩, born 1984), Japanese footballer
- Shuichi Abe (阿部 守一, born 1960), Japanese politician
- Shuto Abe (安部 柊斗, born 1997), Japanese footballer
- Abe Tadaaki (阿部 忠秋, 1602–1671), Japanese daimyō
- Tadashi Abe (阿部 正, 1926–1984), Japanese aikidoka
- Tadashi Abe (rower) (阿部 肇, born 1963), Japanese rower
- Tadatoshi Abe (安倍 忠俊, born 1931), Japanese field hockey player
- Takao Abe (阿部 孝夫, born 1943), Japanese politician
- Takashi Abe (阿部 隆, born 1976), Japanese shogi player
- Takatoshi Abe (安部 孝駿, born 1991), Japanese hurdler
- Takuma Abe (阿部 拓馬, born 1987), Japanese footballer
- Takumi Abe (阿部 巧, born 1991), Japanese footballer
- Tazuko Abe (阿部 多津子), Japanese table tennis player
- Teruo Abe (安部 輝雄), Japanese footballer
- Tokiharu Abe (阿部 宗明, 1911–1996), Japanese ichthyologist
- Tomoe Abe (安部 友恵, born 1971), Japanese ultramarathon runner
- Tomohiro Abe (安部 友裕, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
- Tomoji Abe (阿部 知二, 1903–1973), Japanese writer, social critic, humanist and translator
- Tomoko Abe (阿部 知子, born 1948), Japanese politician
- Toru Abe (安部 徹, 1917–1993), Japanese actor
- Toshihito Abe (阿部 俊人, born 1988), Japanese baseball player
- Toshiki Abe (阿部 寿樹, born 1989), Japanese baseball player
- Toshiko Abe (阿部 俊子, born 1959), Japanese politician
- Toshiyuki Abe (阿部 敏之, born 1974), Japanese footballer
- Tsuyoshi Abe (阿部 力, born 1982), Japanese actor
- Uta Abe (阿部 詩, born 2000), Japanese judoka
- Wakako Abe (阿部 和香子, born 1966), Japanese cyclist
- Wataru Abe (阿部 渉, born 1967), Japanese announcer, television personality, and news anchor
- Yasuhiro Abe (安部 恭弘), Japanese musician
- Abe no Yasuna, a disciple of Kamo no Yasunori and father of Abe no Seimei
- Yasurō Abe (阿部 泰郎, born 1953), Japanese academic
- Abe no Yoritoki (安倍 頼時, died 1057), Japanese samurai
- Yoshiharu Abe (阿部 義晴, born 1966), Japanese musician and record producer
- Yoshimitsu Abe (阿部 芳光, 1898–1969), Japanese general
- Yoshinori Abe (阿部 良則, born 1972), Japanese footballer
- Yoshio Abe (阿部 余四男, 1891–1960), Japanese zoologist
- Yoshiro Abe (阿部 吉朗, born 1980), Japanese footballer
- Yoshishige Abe (安倍 能成, 1883–1966), Japanese philosopher, educator and politician
- Yoshitoshi Abe (安倍 吉俊, born 1971), Japanese graphic artist
- Yoshiyuki Abe (阿部 良之, born 1969), Japanese cyclist
- Yuji Abe (阿部 祐二, born 1958), Japanese television journalist and actor
- Yuki Abe (阿部 勇樹, born 1981), Japanese footballer
- Yukie Abe (阿部ゆきえ), born 1974) better known as Sachie Abe, Japanese professional wrestler
- Yumiko Abe (阿部 由美子, born 1979), better known as Yumi Ohka, Japanese professional wrestler
- Abe Yumeri (阿部夢梨, born 2002), Japanese actress and former singer
- Yurika Abe (阿部 友里香, born 1995), Japanese Paralympic cross-country skier and biathlete
- Yuta Abe (安部 雄大, born 1974), Japanese footballer
- Yutaka Abe (阿部 豊, 1895–1977), Japanese film director
- Yutaro Abe (阿部 祐大朗, born 1984), Japanese footballer
Other people
[edit]- Magnus Ngei Abe (born 1965), Nigerian politician
- David Abe, American electrical engineer
See also
[edit]- Abe clan, a Japanese clan
References
[edit]- ^ "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 2019-09-27.
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