Last name 柳 (柳 
, Ю 
, Янаи , among others...) , globally, is a widespread cognomen. The cognomen 柳 is habitual in China, where it is quite a common surname, Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare surname, and Russia. Much less frequently, 柳 is the forename as well as the last name.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
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| 柳 | China |
| Ю | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan |
| Янаи, Рёу | Russia |
| Яги | Russia, Ukraine |
| 柳隱 Shu Han military officer (c. 190 – 269), CN (b. 190) |
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| 柳婆歸 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 138776, CN (b. 607) |
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| 柳儒 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 145963, CN (b. 652) |
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| 柳正確 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 140569, CN (b. 669) |
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柳宗元 Chinese writer (773-819), CN (b. 773) |
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柳公权 Chinese calligrapher and politician, CN (b. 778) |
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| 柳默然 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 141777, CN (b. 773) |
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| 柳崇 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 144886, CN (b. 789) |
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| 柳寔 Tang dynasty person CBDB = 145886, CN (b. 797) |
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| 柳永 Song dynasty poet, CN (b. 987) |
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柳如是 Chinese courtesan (1618-1664), CN (b. 1618) |
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柳 楢悦 Japanese officer and politician, JP (b. 1832) |
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柳诒徵 Chinese academic, CN (b. 1880) |
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柳亚子 Chinese poet, CN (b. 1887) |
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柳 宗悦 Japanese philosopher, JP (b. 1889) |
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