Surname

Fukuyama

Fukuyama (福山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean good fortune + mountain, and Wikidata lists 41 notable people with this family name.

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Written福山ふくやまgood fortune + mountain

What Fukuyama means

福
good fortune
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Fukuyama

Masaharu Fukuyama 福山 雅治Japanese singer-songwriter and actor
Jun Fukuyama 福山 潤Japanese voice actor

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji