Surname
Yamaji
Yamaji (山地) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mountain + earth, and Wikidata lists 22 notable people with this family name.
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What Yamaji means
山
mountain
地
earth
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yamaji 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.