SurnameNo. 69 in Japan
Miyazaki
Miyazaki (宮崎) is the 69th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 0.24 million people. Its kanji mean shrine + cape.
み · や · ざ · き · みやざき
What Miyazaki means
宮
shrine, palace
崎
cape
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Miyazaki describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine and a cape, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.