Surname
Iwama
Iwama (岩間) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean rock + space, and Wikidata lists 14 notable people with this family name.
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What Iwama means
岩
rock
間
space, between
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Iwama describes a place. Its kanji point to rocks, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.