Surname

Murayama

Murayama is a surname from Japanese. It is used in English and Tagalog.

Original Japaneseむらやま

Meaning & origin

Where it comes from

Murayama comes from Japanese.

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How it developed

From Japanese 村山 (Murayama).

Adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Murayama’s family of names

In Japanese usage, Murayama as a surname is a Roman-alphabet rendering of むらやま. In Filipino usage, Murayama as a surname was borrowed from the Japanese form 村山.

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Murayamaむらやま村山

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