Surname

Kabayama

Kabayama (樺山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean birch; dark red + mountain, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.

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Written樺山かばやまbirch; dark red + mountain

What Kabayama means

樺
birch; dark red
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kabayama 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 Kabayama

Kabayama Sukenori 樺山 資紀Japanese general (1837-1922)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji