Surname

Hanawa

Hanawa (塙) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean projecting tableland or mountain, and Wikidata lists 13 notable people with this family name.

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Written塙はなわprojecting tableland or mountain

What Hanawa means

塙
projecting tableland or mountain

Where the name comes from

The kanji of Hanawa mean projecting tableland or mountain. 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 Hanawa

Hanawa Hokiichi 塙 保己一Japanese philosopher (1746-1821)

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.