Surname

Fukaya

Fukaya (深谷) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean deep + valley, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.

ふ · か · や · ふかや
Written深谷ふかやdeep + valley

What Fukaya means

深
deep
谷
valley

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Fukaya describes a place. Its kanji point to a valley, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji