Surname

Suyama

Suyama (須山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean necessary + mountain, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

す · や · ま · すやま
Written須山すやまnecessary + mountain

What Suyama means

須
necessary
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Suyama 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.

Surnames that share a kanji