Surname
Kanayama
Kanayama (金山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean gold + mountain, and Wikidata lists 11 notable people with this family name.
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What Kanayama means
金
gold, metal
山
mountain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Kanayama 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.