Surname
Shimoyama
Shimoyama (下山) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean below + mountain, and Wikidata lists 35 notable people with this family name.
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What Shimoyama means
下
below
山
mountain
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Shimoyama describes a place. Its kanji point to a mountain, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.