Kazuo

The name Kazuo is a male name from Japan, composed of the elements kazu (和), meaning "peace" or "harmony," and o (男), meaning "man." As a whole, Kazuo can be translated as "peaceful man" or "man of peace."

What does the name Kazuo mean?

Kazuo is a male given name that originates from the Japanese language. It is made up of the parts kazu (和) for "peace, harmony" and o (男) for "man," and is interpreted as "peaceful man" or "man of peace."

Where does the name Kazuo come from?

The name Kazuo has its roots in Japan and carries the meaning "peaceful man" or "man of peace." It is composed of the Japanese terms kazu (和) = peace, harmony and o (男) = man. The writing is done in Kanji.

How do you pronounce Kazuo?

Ka-zoo

Popularity

In Germany, Kazuo is a rather rare name. It has not appeared in the country's name popularity lists so far. In Austria, the name reached its best ranking at 1,720th place in the name charts in 2019. In the last ten years, Kazuo has been given as a first name there less than 10 times, placing it at 4,431st in the ten-year statistics. Considering the period from 1984 to 2024, it ranks 6,220th in Austria.

Famous people

• Kazuo Dan (writer from Japan)
• Kazuo Fujikawa (Japanese physicist)
• Kazuo Imai (Japanese musician)
• Kazuo Imanishi (footballer from Japan)
• Kazuo Ishiguro (British writer)
• Kazuo Kanayama (golfer)
• Kazuo Katase (Japanese artist)
• Kazuo Katsuramoto (Japanese wrestler)
• Kazuo Kawasaki (British artist)
• Kazuo Kiriyama (character from the horror thriller Battle Royale)
• Kazuo Komizu (Japanese film director)
• Kazuo Kubokawa (Japanese astronomer)
• Kazuo Mori (film director)
• Kazuo Murakami (Japanese geneticist)
• Kazuo Nakamura (Canadian artist)
• Kazuo Niibori (actor from Japan)
• Kazuo Noda (Japanese swimmer)
• Kazuo Oka (Japanese actor)
• Kazuo Okamatsu (English writer)
• Kazuo Onoda (Tunisian swimmer)