Surname

Wakisaka

Wakisaka (脇坂) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean side + slope, and Wikidata lists 23 notable people with this family name.

わ · き · さ · か · わきさか
Written脇坂わきさかside + slope

What Wakisaka means

脇
side
坂
slope

Where the name comes from

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

Surnames that share a kanji