Oyama
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Japanese 小山 (Oyama), 尾山 (Oyama) or 大山 (Ōyama).
Proper noun edit
Oyama (plural Oyamas)
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics edit
- 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 edit
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Oyama”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Japanese edit
Romanization edit
Oyama