About Yoneyama
The surname Yoneyama is of Japanese origin and is written as "米山" in kanji characters. The name Yoneyama can be translated to mean "rice mountain" or "rice hill." The first part of the name, "yone" (米), refers to rice, which is a staple food in Japan and holds cultural significance. The second part, "yama" (山), means mountain or hill. Therefore, the surname Yoneyama can be interpreted as someone who either lived near or worked with rice fields located on a mountain or hill.
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The surname Yoneyama is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:
Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Yoneyama 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 Yoneyama in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.
The image below shows how you can spell Yoneyama using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.