Koyama

Koyama Meaning & Origin

About Koyama
The surname Koyama is of Japanese origin and is written as 小山 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and has a literal meaning of "small mountain" or "little hill." The name likely originated from a geographic feature, indicating that the family may have lived near or on a small hill or mountain.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Koyama is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Koyama: 795
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 29,626
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.27

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Koyama based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

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Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
KM
🗽 NYSIIS
CANA
🔊 Soundex
K050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
K OW0 Y AA1 M AH0
🌐 IPA
/koʊˈjɑmə/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('KM', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
K500

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Koyama in Braille

Here's how to represent Koyama in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Koyama in braille

How to sign the name Koyama using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Koyama using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Koyama in sign language

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