About Yajima
The surname Yajima is of Japanese origin and is written as 矢島 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the characters "矢" (ya), meaning "arrow," and "島" (shima), meaning "island." Therefore, the surname Yajima can be interpreted to mean "arrow island" or "island of arrows." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.
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The surname Yajima is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yajima 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 Yajima is not currently available.
Here's how to represent Yajima in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Yajima using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.