Japanese last names ending in -yama
80 surnames built on 山, mountain, with their meanings.
The kanji 山 means mountain. Like most Japanese surnames, names ending in it describe where a family lived. Nakayama (中山) is 中 middle + 山 mountain; Yokoyama (横山) is 横 side + 山 mountain; Sugiyama (杉山) is 杉 cedar + 山 mountain.
The list is ordered by how many notable people on Wikidata share each surname, so the most familiar names come first. Surnames from Japan's 100 most common are linked to their own pages.
| Kanji | Name | Meaning | Notable people |
|---|---|---|---|
| 中山 | Nakayama | middle + mountain | Top 100 surname |
| 横山 | Yokoyama | side + mountain | Top 100 surname |
| 杉山 | Sugiyama | cedar + mountain | Top 100 surname |
| 丸山 | Maruyama | round + mountain | Top 100 surname |
| 小山 | Koyama | small + mountain | Top 100 surname |
| 秋山 | Akiyama | autumn + mountain | 222 |
| 高山 | Takayama | high + mountain | 145 |
| 平山 | Hirayama | peace + mountain | 122 |
| 松山 | Matsuyama | pine + mountain | 107 |
| 奥山 | Okuyama | inner + mountain | 70 |
| 村山 | Murayama | village + mountain | 69 |
| 福山 | Fukuyama | good fortune + mountain | 41 |
| 桑山 | Kuwayama | mulberry + mountain | 41 |
| 下山 | Shimoyama | below + mountain | 35 |
| 竹山 | Takeyama | bamboo + mountain | 31 |
| 米山 | Yoneyama | rice + mountain | 31 |
| 影山 | Kageyama | shadow + mountain | 29 |
| 外山 | Toyama | outside + mountain | 25 |
| 上山 | Ueyama | above + mountain | 25 |
| 北山 | Kitayama | north + mountain | 25 |
| 遠山 | Tōyama | far + mountain | 23 |
| 神山 | Kamiyama | god + mountain | 23 |
| 谷山 | Taniyama | valley + mountain | 21 |
| 栗山 | Kuriyama | chestnut + mountain | 21 |
| 本山 | Motoyama | origin + mountain | 21 |
| 深山 | Miyama | deep + mountain | 19 |
| 石山 | Ishiyama | stone + mountain | 17 |
| 宇山 | Uyama | house + mountain | 17 |
| 柴山 | Shibayama | brushwood + mountain | 17 |
| 香山 | Kayama | fragrance + mountain | 15 |
| 入山 | Iriyama | to enter + mountain | 14 |
| 加山 | Kayama | to add + mountain | 14 |
| 瀬戸山 | Setoyama | shallows + door + mountain | 14 |
| 小宮山 | Komiyama | small + shrine + mountain | 13 |
| 須山 | Suyama | necessary + mountain | 12 |
| 鳩山 | Hatoyama | pigeon; dove + mountain | 11 |
| 金山 | Kanayama | gold + mountain | 11 |
| 樺山 | Kabayama | birch; dark red + mountain | 11 |
| 船山 | Funayama | ship + mountain | 11 |
| 富山 | Tomiyama | wealth + mountain | 11 |
| 増山 | Masuyama | to increase + mountain | 11 |
| 若山 | Wakayama | young + mountain | 11 |
| 花山 | Hanayama | flower + mountain | 10 |
| 檜山 | Hiyama | Japanese cypress + mountain | 10 |
| 佐山 | Sayama | to help + mountain | 9 |
| 円山 | Maruyama | circle; yen + mountain | 9 |
| 勝山 | Katsuyama | victory + mountain | 8 |
| 春山 | Haruyama | spring + mountain | 8 |
| 桐山 | Kiriyama | paulownia tree + mountain | 8 |
| 崎山 | Sakiyama | cape + mountain | 8 |
| 東山 | Higashiyama | east + mountain | 8 |
| 景山 | Kageyama | scenery + mountain | 8 |
| 湯山 | Yuyama | hot water + mountain | 8 |
| 関山 | Sekiyama | barrier + mountain | 8 |
| 神山 | Kōyama | god + mountain | 7 |
| 込山 | Komiyama | crowded; mixture + mountain | 7 |
| 陶山 | Suyama | pottery; porcelain + mountain | 7 |
| 上野山 | Uenoyama | above + field + mountain | 7 |
| 飯山 | Iiyama | meal + mountain | 7 |
| 伊佐山 | Isayama | (used for its sound + to help + mountain | 7 |
| 華山 | Hanayama | splendour + mountain | 7 |
| 塩山 | Shioyama | salt + mountain | 7 |
| 築山 | Tsukiyama | fabricate; build + mountain | 6 |
| 木山 | Kiyama | tree + mountain | 6 |
| 鳥山 | Toriyama | bird + mountain | 6 |
| 冨山 | Tomiyama | wealth + mountain | 6 |
| 舟山 | Funayama | boat + mountain | 6 |
| 畑山 | Hatayama | field + mountain | 6 |
| 笹山 | Sasayama | bamboo grass + mountain | 6 |
| 朝山 | Asayama | morning + mountain | 6 |
| 梅山 | Umeyama | plum + mountain | 6 |
| 蔭山 | Kageyama | shade; shadow + mountain | 6 |
| 三山 | Miyama | three + mountain | 6 |
| 井山 | Iyama | well + mountain | 6 |
| 糸山 | Itoyama | thread + mountain | 6 |
| 稲山 | Inayama | rice plant + mountain | 5 |
| 武山 | Takeyama | warrior + mountain | 5 |
| 城山 | Shiroyama | castle + mountain | 5 |
| 脇山 | Wakiyama | side + mountain | 5 |
| 野々山 | Nonoyama | field + mountain | 5 |
Surnames and counts: Wikidata (CC0) and the Meiji Yasuda 2008 surname survey.