Surname
Murayama
Murayama (村山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean village + mountain, and Wikidata lists 69 notable people with this family name.
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What Murayama means
村
village
山
mountain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Murayama describes a place. Its kanji point to a village and a mountain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.
Famous people named Murayama
Tomiichi Murayama 村山 富市81st Prime Minister of Japan (1924–2025)
From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.