Surname
Yamawaki
Yamawaki (山脇) is a Japanese surname. Its kanji mean mountain + side, and Wikidata lists 36 notable people with this family name.
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What Yamawaki means
山
mountain
脇
side
Where the name comes from
Like most Japanese surnames, Yamawaki 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.