Globally, 川上 (川上 
) is a very rare boy's given name. The forename 川上 is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is an extremely rare masculine name. Very seldom, 川上 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| 川上 | China |
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川上冬崖 painter (1828-1881), JP (b. 1828) |
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川上操六 Japanese general, JP (b. 1848) |
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川上親晴 Japanese politician (1855-1944), JP (b. 1855) |
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川上眉山 Japanese writer (1869-1908), JP (b. 1869) |
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川上瀧彌 botanist (1871-1915), JP (b. 1871) |
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川上善兵衛 JP (b. 1868) |
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川上 嘉市 Japanese politician (1885-1964), JP (b. 1885) |
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川上澄生 Japanese painter (1895-1972), JP (b. 1895) |
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| 川上 登喜二 pharmaceutical scientist in Japan, JP (b. 1888) |
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| 川上貫一 Japanese politician (1888-1968), JP (b. 1888) |
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| 川上四郎 Japanese painter (1889-1983), JP (b. 1889) |
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川上義博 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1950) |
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| 川上和吉 politician, JP (b. 1905) |
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| 川上正光 Japanese academic, JP (b. 1912) |
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| 川上律江 painter (1912-1942), JP (b. 1912) |
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