Etymology and distribution of 上半.

Jouhan 【上半】^{レベル2
About 40}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Kagoshima-ken , Hyougo-ken , Oosaka-fu . Thing . From treasure. First letter surname of Amagi archipelago of Kagoshima-ken . In Iwate-ken Miyako-shi Iwate-ken Morioka-shi Uchimaru reports that the lord of Morioka from the clan government gave it to the Edo period because fishermen engaged in life saving. There is also a story saying that Sakamoto surname was from Mr. Salt on offering salt from this place. 坂本 Sakamoto reference. In Shiga-ken Maibara-shi榑 ケ ッ way, tell him that there was a treasure in the same era during the Heian era. Yamanashi-ken Fuefuki-shi Meiji New surname by monk of Nenjinji in Jodo Shin Buddhism in Ishiwa-machi Hatta.