Name Sawayama Type Surname (from location) Usage Japanese Scripts 沢山, 澤山(Japanese Kanji) さわやま(Japanese Hiragana) Pronounced Pron. /säh.ɰᵝäh.jäh.mäh/ Edit Status Status Meaning & History From Japanese 沢 or 澤 (sawa) meaning "marsh, wetland, swamp" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".