Surname 薫 (Kaoru 
, 薫 ) , in the entire world, is quite a rare cognomen. The family name 薫 is habitual in Japan, where it is quite a rare surname, Bulgaria, where it is a rare surname, and Hungary. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Japan, China, and Indonesia. More prevalently, 薫 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kaoru | China, Brazil, Paraguay, United States, Japan |
| 薫 | China |
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菅又 薫 JP (b. 1873) |
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| 上山 薫 JP (b. 1893) |
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| 梅沢 薫 Japanese film director and screenwriter (1934-1998), JP (b. 1934) |
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三笘 薫 Japanese association football player, JP (b. 1997) |
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| 我孫子 薫 Japanese weightlifter, JP (b. 1957) |
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| 薫くみこ Japanese novelist, JP (b. 1958) |
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| 青江 薫 Japanese actor, JP (b. 1974) |
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