Surname

Toyama

Toyama (外山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean outside + mountain, and Wikidata lists 25 notable people with this family name.

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Written外山とやまoutside + mountain

What Toyama means

外
outside
山
mountain

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Toyama 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.

Famous people named Toyama

Ryo Toyama 外山 凌Japanese association football player
Keiichiro Toyama 外山 圭一郎Japanese video game designer

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji