Last Name :
Yaegashi
Last Name in Japanese Kanji(Hiragana) :
八重樫(やえがし)
Meaning :
八 meaning eight, eight radical (no. 12)./ 重 meaning heavy, important, esteem, respect, heap up, pile up, nest of boxes, -fold./ 樫 meaning evergreen oak, (kokuji).
Estimated Population in Japan :
10,300
Population Rank :
1580 out of 10,000 entries
Other Readings of Yaegashi(八重樫)：
Yaekashi, Haegashi
Top 5 populations of Yaegashi(八重樫) by prefecture：
1 : Iwate
2 : Hokkaido
3 : Tokyo
4 : Kanagawa
5 : Miyagi
Origin :
Japanese
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