About Yokoyama
The surname Yokoyama is of Japanese origin and is written as 横山 in kanji characters. It is a relatively common surname in Japan and has a literal meaning of "horizontal mountain." The first character "横" means "horizontal" or "side," while the second character "山" means "mountain." This surname likely originated from a geographic feature, such as a village or area located near a horizontal or side mountain.
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The surname Yokoyama is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yokoyama 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 Yokoyama in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Yokoyama using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.