Surname

Narumiya

Narumiya (成宮) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean to become + shrine, and Wikidata lists 12 notable people with this family name.

な · る · み · や · なるみや
Written成宮なるみやto become + shrine

What Narumiya means

成
to become, achieve
宮
shrine, palace

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Narumiya 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