Surname
Miyawaki
Miyawaki (宮脇) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean shrine + side, and Wikidata lists 39 notable people with this family name.
み · や · わ · き · みやわき
What Miyawaki means
宮
shrine, palace
脇
side
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Miyawaki 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.
Famous people named Miyawaki
Sakura Miyawaki 宮脇 咲良Japanese singer and actress (born 1998)
Akira Miyawaki 宮脇 昭Japanese botanist (1928–2021)
Kenta Miyawaki 宮脇 健太Japanese association football player
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.