Surname

Nishiura

Nishiura (西浦) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean west + bay, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.

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Written西浦にしうらwest + bay

What Nishiura means

西
west
浦
bay, inlet

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji