Oyama
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 小山 (Oyama), 尾山 (Oyama) or 大山 (Ōyama).
Proper noun
Oyama (plural Oyamas)
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Oyama is the 25640th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 962 individuals. Oyama is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (74.95%) and Mixed Race (12.68%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oyama”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Japanese
Romanization
Oyama