Surname
Akiyama
Akiyama (秋山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean autumn + mountain, and Wikidata lists 222 notable people with this family name.
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What Akiyama means
秋
autumn
山
mountain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Akiyama 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 Akiyama
Toyohiro Akiyama 秋山 豊寛First Japanese astronaut (1942–2026)
Daichi Akiyama 秋山 大地Japanese association football player
Takuya Akiyama 秋山 拓也Japanese association football player
Makio Akiyama 秋山 万喜夫Japanese astronomer
Yoshihiro Akiyama 秋山 成勲Japanese judoka and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter
Akiyama Saneyuki 秋山 真之Imperial Japanese Navy officer (1868-1918)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.