Surname

Komiyama

Komiyama (小宮山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + shrine + mountain, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.

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Written小宮山こみやまsmall + shrine + mountain

What Komiyama means

小
small
宮
shrine, palace
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

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

Famous people named Komiyama

Takanobu Komiyama 小宮山 尊信Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji