Surname

Kamiyama

Kamiyama (神山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean god + mountain, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.

か · み · や · ま · かみやま
Written神山かみやまgod + mountain

What Kamiyama means

神
god, spirit
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kamiyama 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.

Surnames that share a kanji