About Yamakawa
The surname Yamakawa is of Japanese origin and is written as 山川 in kanji characters. The name is derived from the combination of the characters "山" (yama), meaning "mountain," and "川" (kawa), meaning "river." Therefore, the surname Yamakawa can be interpreted to mean "mountain river" or "river in the mountains." It is a relatively common surname in Japan and may have originated from a geographic or topographic association with mountainous regions or rivers.
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The surname Yamakawa is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yamakawa based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.
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Here's how to represent Yamakawa in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Yamakawa using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.