Last name 桂 (桂 
, Katsura 
, Кацура 
, along with others...) , all around the world, is a widespread family name. The cognomen 桂 is characteristic of China, where it is quite a common surname, South Korea, where it is quite a rare surname, and Belarus. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in China, South Korea, and Russia. Much less frequently, 桂 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 桂 | China |
| Katsura | Japan, China, Romania, Indonesia, United States |
| Кацура | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| 계 | South Korea |
| 桂山 politician, CN (b. 1419) |
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| 桂茂之 Ming dynasty person CBDB = 198406, CN (b. 1430) |
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| 桂嘉孝 politician, CN (b. 1512) |
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桂太郎 Japanese general and politician (1848-1913), JP (b. 1848) |
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桂崇基 Republic of China politician, TW (b. 1901) |
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桂 珠子 Japanese actor, JP (b. 1912) |
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桂 小金治 Japanese actor and rakugoka, JP (b. 1926) |
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桂治洪 Chinese film director, CN (b. 1937) |
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桂 米團治 Japanese rakugoka, JP (b. 1958) |
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| 桂名揚 Cantonese opera performer, CN (b. 1909) |
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桂正和 Manga artist, JP (b. 1962) |
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| 桂 章太郎 Japanese actor, JP (b. 1914) |
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| 桂 武男 JP (b. 1906) |
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桂 三度 Japanese rakugoka and tarento, JP (b. 1969) |
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| 桂芳久 Japanese novelist, JP (b. 1929) |
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