In the world, 北村 (Kitamura 
, 北村 , Kigin 
) is a rare predominantly boy's, but very seldom girly forename. The given name 北村 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Japan, where it is a very rare masculine name, and China, where it is a very rare largely boy's, but uncommonly girly name. More prevalently, 北村 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Kitamura | Taiwan, Japan, Brazil, China, United States |
| 北村 | China |
| Kigin | United States, India |
北村 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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北村季吟 Japanese poet and writer (1625-1705), JP (b. 1625) |
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北村 透谷 Japanese literary critic and poet (1868-1894), JP (b. 1868) |
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北村 徳太郎 Japanese politician (1886-1968), JP (b. 1886) |
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北村 銀太郎 Japanese architect (1890-1983), JP (b. 1890) |
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北村 又左衛門 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1902) |
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| 北村隆 JP (b. 1902) |
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北村 昭博 Japanese actor, JP (b. 1979) |
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| 北村 弘一 Japanese voice actor, JP (b. 1931) |
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| 北村武資 Japanese textile artist, JP (b. 1935) |
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| 北村 正任 Japanese journalist, JP (b. 1941) |
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北村彰基 Japanese pro wrestler, JP (b. 1997) |
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| 北村 俊昭 Japanese businessperson, JP (b. 1948) |
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| 北村 清士 JP (b. 1947) |
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| 北村 信彦 JP (b. 1962) |
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| 北村 勝利 JP (b. 1965) |
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