Here, in descending order, are the top 100 most common Japanese family names these days â followed by a list of the five most commonly occurring ones in each of the countryâs 47 prefectures. Sato.
Related Legal Terms and Definitions: 1  Articulo Mortis See In Articulo Mortis. ......  Nemo Praesumitur Esse Immemor Suae Aeternae Salutis, Et Maxime In Articulo Mortis No man is presumed to be forgetful of his eternal welfare, and particularly at the point of death. 6 Coke, 76.
Bridewealth: Bridewealth, payment made by a groom or his kin to the kin of the bride in order to ratify a marriage. In such cultures, a marriage is not reckoned to have ended until the return of bridewealth has been acknowledged, signifying divorce.