Type Element Usage Japanese Scripts 山(Japanese Kanji) Meaning & History Japanese kun reading of shān. Related ItemsFamily Tree·Details Other Readingsshān(Chinese) sơn(Vietnamese) Given Name DescendantYamato(Japanese) Surname DescendantsAkiyama, Aoyama, Moriyama, Nishiyama, Sugiyama, Uchiyama, Yamada, Yamagishi, Yamaguchi, Yamamoto, Yamasaki, Yamashita, Yamauchi, Yamazaki(Japanese) Place Name DescendantYamato(Japanese) Same Spellingyama 1