Surname

Asanuma

Asanuma (浅沼) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shallow + marsh, and Wikidata lists 29 notable people with this family name.

あ · さ · ぬ · ま · あさぬま
Written浅沼あさぬまshallow + marsh

What Asanuma means

浅
shallow
沼
marsh, pond

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Asanuma mean shallow + marsh. Many surnames like it began as descriptions of a family's land, trade or position before surnames were required for every household in 1875.

Famous people named Asanuma

Inejirō Asanuma 浅沼 稲次郎Japanese politician (1898–1980)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji