Surname

Komiya

Komiya (小宮) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean small + shrine, and Wikidata lists 18 notable people with this family name.

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Written小宮こみやsmall + shrine

What Komiya means

小
small
宮
shrine, palace

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Komiya describes a place. Its kanji point to a shrine, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Surnames that share a kanji