Share of newly married couples Japan 2004-2023, by family names

Published by Statista Research Department, Nov 5, 2024

Around 94.5 percent of brides in Japan who got married in 2023 decided to change their family names to the groom's. The current legal system in Japan requires couples to select and share the same surname upon marriage.

Distribution of newly married couples based on chosen surnames in Japan from 2004 to 2023

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September 2024

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Japan

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2004 to 2023

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