Surname

Kayama

Kayama (加山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to add + mountain, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.

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Written加山かやまto add + mountain

What Kayama means

加
to add
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Kayama 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 Kayama

Yūzō Kayama 加山 雄三Japanese pop singer, songwriter, actor

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji