About Kitayama
The surname Kitayama is of Japanese origin and is written as 北山 in kanji characters. It is derived from the Japanese words "kita" meaning "north" and "yama" meaning "mountain." Therefore, the meaning of the surname Kitayama can be interpreted as "north mountain" or "mountain in the north." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and is often associated with families or individuals who have ancestral ties to a northern mountainous region.
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The surname Kitayama is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Kitayama based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
Ranking information for the surname Kitayama is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Kitayama in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Kitayama using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.