Surname
Miyaji
Miyaji (宮地) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shrine + earth, and Wikidata lists 10 notable people with this family name.
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What Miyaji means
宮
shrine, palace
地
earth
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Miyaji describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Miyaji
Toshio Miyaji 宮地 利雄Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.