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Family name 守 (守 , Mamoru ) , across the world, is a common cognomen. The last name 守 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly China, where it is quite a rare surname, Japan, and Taiwan, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, Japan, and Indonesia. Much less frequently, 守 is the forename as well as the last name.