Browse Submitted Surnames

Akahori 赤堀 Japanese
From 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 堀 (hori) meaning "mound, hill."

Akasaka 赤坂, 赤阪, あかさか Japanese
From Japanese 赤 (aka) meaning "red" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Akioka Japanese
Aki means "autumn" and oka means "hill".

Aosaka Japanese
Ao means "green, blue" and saka means "slope, hill".

Araoka 荒岡 Japanese (Rare)
Ara (荒) means "rough", oka (岡) means "hill", therefore, Araoka means rough hill

Arayama 荒山, あらやま Japanese
From Japanese 荒 (ara) meaning "wild, rough, desolate, barren" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Arioka 有岡 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Arisaka 有坂, 有阪 Japanese
From Japanese 有 (ari) meaning "have, possess, exist" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Asaoka 浅岡, あさおか Japanese
From Japanese 浅 (asa) meaning "shallow" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Atsusaka 阿津坂 Japanese
From 阿 (a) meaning "nook, corner", 津 (tsu) meaning "port, harbor" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Awaoka Japanese
Awa means "millet" and oka means "mound, hill".

Babaoka Japanese
Baba means "riding ground" and oka means "hill".

Chisaka Japanese
Chi means "thousand" and saka means "slope, hill".

Esaka Japanese
E means "river, inlet" and saka means "slope, hill".

Fukuoka 福岡, ふくおか Japanese
From Japanese 福 (fuku) meaning "happiness, good fortune, blessing" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Funayama 船山, 舟山 Japanese
From Japanese 舟 or 船 (funa) meaning "boat, ship" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Hanaoka 花岡, 華岡, はなおか Japanese
From Japanese 花 (hana) or 華 (hana) both meaning "flower" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Haruyama 春山 Japanese
From Japanese 春 (haru) meaning "spring" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Hashioka 橋岡 Japanese
From Japanese 橋 (hashi) meaning "bridge" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Higashiosaka Japanese
Higashi means "east", o means "great, large", and saka means "hill, slope".

Higashiyama Japanese
Higashi means "east" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Hiraoka 平岡, ひらおか Japanese
From Japanese 平 (hira 2) meaning "level, even, peaceful" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Hirasaka Japanese
Hira means "peace" and saka means "hill, slope".

Hisaka Japanese
Hi can mean "Japanese cypress" or "scarlet, dark red" and saka means "slope, hill".

Hiyama 檜山, 桧山 Japanese
From Japanese 檜, 桧 (hi) meaning "Japanese cypress" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Hosoyama Japanese
Hoso means "thin, slender, fine, narrow" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Ichioka 一岡 Japanese
From Japanese 一 (ichi) meaning "one" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill".

Iesaka 家坂 Japanese
From 家 (ie) meaning "house, family, home" and 坂 (saka) meaning "hill, slope".

Iiyama Japanese
Ii means "cooked grains" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Imaoka 今岡 Japanese
From Japanese 今 (ima) meaning "now, present" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Imaruoka Japanese
I means "that one, Italy", maru means "round, circle", and oka means "hill, ridge".

Inusaka Japanese
Inu means "dog" and saka means "slope, hill".

Ioka 井岡 Japanese
From Japanese 井 (i) meaning "well" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Irisaka Japanese
Iri means "enter, input" and saka means "slope, hill".

Iriyama 入山 Japanese
From 入 (iri) meaning "entry, input", and 山 (yama) meaning "hill, mountain".... [more]

Ishizaka 石坂, いしざか Japanese
From Japanese 石 (ishi) meaning "stone" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Isoyama 磯山, いそやま Japanese
From Japanese 磯 (iso) meaning "seashore" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Iwaoka 岩岡 Japanese
From Japanese 岩 (iwa) meaning "cliff, rocks" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Iwazaki Japanese
Variant of Iwasaki, meaning "stone slope, hill."

Iyama Japanese
I means "well, pit, minehaft" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Kageyama 影山, 蔭山, 景山 Japanese
From Japanese 影 or 景 (kage) meaning "shadow" or 蔭 (kage) meaning "shade, shelter" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kameoka 亀岡, かめおか Japanese
From Japanese 亀 (kame) meaning "turtle, tortoise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Kamisaka Japanese
Kami can mean "god" or "above, upper, top" and saka means "hill, slope."

Kanaoka Japanese
Kana means "metal, money, gold" and oka means "hill, mound",

Kataoka 片岡 Japanese
From Japanese 片 (kata) meaning "partial, one-sided" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Katsuyama Japanese
Katsu means "victory" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Kishioka 岸岡, キシオカ Japanese
formed with 岸 (Kishi, Gan) meaning "Beach" and 岡 (Oka, Kō) meaning "Mount; hill; knoll”. So the mean it could be interpreted as “Hill of the Beach” or “Beach Hill”

Kishiyama 岸山, きしやま Japanese
From Japanese 岸 (kishi) meaning "beach, shore, bank" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kitaoka 北岡 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Kitayama 北山 Japanese
From Japanese 北 (kita) meaning "north" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kiyosaka Japanese
Kiyo means "pure, clean" and saka means "slope, hill".

Koriyama 氷山 Japanese
Possibly from 氷 (kori, hyou) meaning "ice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Kumasaka 熊坂, くまさか Japanese
From Japanese 熊 (kuma) meaning "bear" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Kurosaka Japanese
Kuro means "Black" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".

Makioka Japanese
Maki means "shepherd" and oka means "hill, mound".

Maoka 真岡 Japanese
From 真 (ma) meaning "truth, reality, genuine" combined with 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, knoll".

Masaoka Japanese
Masa means "right, proper" and oka means "hill, mound".

Matsuyama 松山 Japanese
From Japanese 松 (matsu) meaning "pine tree, fir tree" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Michiyama Japanese
Michi means "path" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Mineyama Japanese
Mine means "peak" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Miyama 宮間, 美山, 深山 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 間 (ma) meaning "among, between". It can also be formed from 美 (mi) meaning "beautiful" or 深 (mi) meaning "deep, profound" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Miyaoka 宮岡 Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Miyasaka 宮坂, 宮阪, みやさか Japanese
From Japanese 宮 (miya) meaning "temple, shrine, palace" and 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Mizuoka Japanese
Mizu means "water" and oka means "hill, ridge".

Mizuyama Japanese
Mizu means "water" and yama means "hill, mountain".

Momiyama 樅山, 籾山 Japanese
From 樅 (momi) meaning "fir tree" or 籾 (momi) "unhulled rice", combined with 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Morioka 森岡, 守岡,もりおか Japanese
From Japanese 森 (mori) meaning "forest" or 守 (mori) meaning "watchman, keeper, caretaker" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Morisaka Japanese
Mori means "forest" and saka means "slope, hill".

Muraoka 村岡 Japanese
From 村 (mura) meaning "village, hamlet" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Murayama 村山, むらやま Japanese
From Japanese 村 (mura) meaning "town, village" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Nagaoka 長岡 Japanese
From Japanese 長 (naga) meaning "long" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nakaoka 中岡 Japanese
From Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nakayama 中山, 仲山, なかやま Japanese
From the Japanese 中 (naka) meaning "middle" or 仲 (naka) "relationship, relations" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Nariyama Japanese
Nari means "thunder" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Neyama Japanese
Ne means "root" and yama means "mountain, hill".

Nioka 二岡, におか Japanese
From Japanese 二 (ni) meaning "two" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Nishioka 西岡 Japanese
From Japanese 西 (nishi) meaning "west" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Ohka Japanese
A transcription of Oka meaning "Ridge, Hill". It's likely an americanized spelling.

Oka 岡 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "ridge, hill".

Okada 岡田 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 田 (ta) meaning "field".

Okai Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and i means "well, mineshaft, pit".

Okajima 岡島 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 島 (shima) meaning "island".

Okamizu 岡水 Japanese
From 岡 (oka) meaning "hill" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Okano 岡野 Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Okanoue Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill", no is a possessive article and ue means "above, top, upper".

Okasaka Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and means "slope, hill".

Okasaki Japanese
Oka means "mound, hill" and saki means "cape, promontory peninsula".

Okase Japanese
Oka means "hill, ridge" and se means "ripple".

Okashima 岡島 Japanese
岡 (Oka) means "ridge, hill" and 島 (shima) means "island".

Okatani Japanese
Oka means "ridge, hill" and tani means "valley".

Okayama 岡山, おかやま Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain".

Okayasu 岡安, おかやす Japanese
From Japanese 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge" and 安 (yasu) meaning "peace, quiet".

Okuoka 奥岡, おくおか Japanese
The meaning of Okuoka/奥岡 equals to "Interior Hill"

Okuyama 奥山 Japanese
From Japanese 奥 (oku) meaning "inside" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Ōoka 大岡, おおおか Japanese
From Japanese 大 (ō) meaning "big, great" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Osaka Japanese
O means "Big" and Saka means "Hill, Slope".

Saka Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill", often found in other surnames and place names such as Osaka.

Sakagami 坂上, 阪上, さかがみ Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "hill, slope" and 上 (kami) meaning "high place, upper, above, top".

Sakagashira 坂頭, 阪頭, さかがしら Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 坂 (saka) meaning "slope; hill" and 頭 (gashira), the joining form of 頭 (kashira) meaning "head", referring to the top of a hill.... [more]

Sakakawa Japanese
Saka means "slope, hill" and kawa means "river, stream".

Sakami Japanese
Salad means "slope, hill" and mi means "view".

Sakamizu 坂水, 阪水 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 水 (mizu) meaning "water".

Sakano 坂野, 阪野, さかの Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 野 (no) meaning "field, wilderness".

Sakatani 阪谷 Japanese
阪 (Saka) means "hill, slope" and 谷 (tani) means "Valley".

Sakayanagi 阪柳 Japanese (Rare)
阪 (Saka) means "slope, hill" and 柳 (yanagi) means "willow". ... [more]

Sakazaki 坂崎, 阪崎 Japanese
From Japanese 坂 or 阪 (saka) meaning "slope, hill" and 崎 (saki) meaning "cape, promontory, peninsula".

Sawaoka Japanese
Sawa means "swamp, marsh" and oka means "hill, mound".

Shibayama 柴山 Japanese
From Japanese 柴 (shiba) meaning "firewood" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Shigeoka 重岡 Japanese
From Japanese 重 (shige) meaning "layers, folds" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Shimaoka 島岡, 嶋岡 Japanese
島 (Shima) means "jsland", 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill".

Shimooka Japanese
Shimo means "under, below" and oka means "ridge, hill". ... [more]

Shirasaka 白坂, しらさか Japanese
From Japanese 白 (shira) meaning "white" and 坂 (saka) meaning "slope, hill".

Sonoyama 園山, そのやま Japanese
From Japanese 園 (sono) meaning "garden, park, orchard" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Sueoka 末岡 Japanese
From the Japanese 末 (sue) "end" and 岡 (oka) "hill."

Sugioka 杉岡 Japanese
From Japanese 杉 (sugi) meaning "cedar" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Takaoka 高岡, たかおか Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Takatsuka Japanese
Taka means "high" and tsuka means "mound, hill".

Takayama 高山 Japanese
From Japanese 高 (taka) meaning "tall, high" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Takeoka Japanese
Take means "bamboo" and oka means "ridge, hill".

Tamaoka 玉岡, たまおか Japanese
From Japanese 玉 (tama) meaning "gem, jewel, ball" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tanioka Japanese
Tani means "valley" and oka means "ridge, hill".

Tateoka 立岡, たておか Japanese
From Japanese 立 (tate) meaning "stand, rise" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tatsuoka Japanese
Tatsu means "Stand" or "Dragon, Imperial", and Oka means "Ridge, Hill."

Teraoka Japanese
Tera means "temple" and oka means "hill".

Teraoka 寺岡, てらおか Japanese
From Japanese 寺 (tera) meaning "temple" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Tomiyama 富山, 冨山, トミヤマ Japanese
From Japanese 富 or 冨 (tomi) meaning "abundant, rich, wealthy" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Tomooka Japanese
Tomo means "friend" and oka means "hill".

Tomosaka 友坂 Japanese
友 (Tomo) means "friend" and 坂 (saka) means "slope, hill".

Toriyama 鳥山, とりやま Japanese
From Japanese 鳥 (tori) meaning "bird" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". A notable bearer of this surname is Akira Toriyama (1955–), a manga artist best known for creating the Dragon Ball manga series.

Tsuchiyama 土山, つちやま Japanese
From Japanese 土 (tsuchi) meaning "earth, soil, ground" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Other Kanji combinations are possible.

Tsukasa 塚狭, つかさ Japanese (Rare)
From Japanese 塚 (tsuka) meaning "mound; hillock; tumulus" and 狭 (sa) meaning "narrow; small", referring to a cramped up area with a small hill.

Tsukioka 月岡 Japanese
From Japanese 月 (tsuki) meaning "moon" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge". A notable bearer of this surname was Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (月岡 芳年, 1839–1892), a Japanese artist who is widely recognized as the last great master of the ukiyo-e genre of woodblock printing and painting.

Tsukiyama 築山 Japanese
From Japanese 築 (tsuki) meaning "fabricate, build, construct" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Tsuruoka 鶴岡, つるおか Japanese
From Japanese 鶴 (tsuru) meaning "crane (bird)" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Ueoka 上岡, うえおか Japanese
From Japanese 上 (ue) meaning "above, top, upper" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Uesaka Japanese
Ue means "upper, top, above" and saka means "hill, slope".... [more]

Uraoka Japanese (Rare)
Ura means "bay, seacoast" and oka means "hill, ridge".

Urayama 浦山 Japanese
From Japanese 浦 (ura) meaning "bay, inlet" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Ushiyama 牛山, うしやま Japanese
From Japanese 牛 (ushi) meaning "cow" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill". Ushiyama is an area in the city of Kasugai, Japan.

Yamabushi Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and bushi means "warrior, samurai".

Yamadera Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and dera comes from tera meaning "temple".

Yamahata やまはた, 山端 Japanese
From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 端 (hata) meaning "tip, edge, end".

Yamakado やまかど, 山門, 山角 Japanese
From 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 角 (kado) meaning "horn, corner" or 門 (kado) meaning "gate".

Yamakawa 山川 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 川 (kawa) meaning "river, stream".

Yamamae Japanese
Yama means "mountain, hill" and mae means "front".

Yamamori 山 森 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill" and 森 (mori) meaning "forest".

Yamaoka 山岡 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mountain" and 岡 (oka) meaning "hill, ridge".

Yamasawa Japanese
Yama means "hill, mountain" and sawa means "swamp, marsh".

Yamashiro 山城 Japanese
From Japanese 山 (yama) meaning "mounain, hill" and 城 (shiro) meaning "castle".

Yamawaki 山脇 Japanese
From 山 (yama, sen) meaning "mountain, hill", and 脇 (waki) meaning "armpit, side, flank, underarm".

Yasuraoka 安良岡 Japanese (Rare)
安 (yasu) means "cheap, low, inexpensive, rested, peaceful, relax".良 (ra) means "good, excellent", and 岡 (oka) means "ridge, hill"... [more]

Yoneyama 米山, よねやま Japanese
From Japanese 米 (yone) meaning "rice" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".

Yoshiyama Japanese
From Japanese 吉 (yoshi) meaning "fortune, good luck" and 山 (yama) meaning "mountain, hill".