Last Name :
YamasawaLast Name in Japanese Kanji(Hiragana) :
山沢(やまさわ)
Meaning :
山 meaning mountain./ 沢 meaning swamp, marsh, brilliance, grace.
Estimated Population in Japan :
5,100
Population Rank :
2712 out of 10,000 entries
Other Readings of Yamasawa(山沢):
Yamazawa
Top 5 populations of Yamasawa(山沢) by prefecture:
1 : Tokyo
2 : Saitama
3 : Chiba
4 : Hokkaido
5 : Kanagawa
Origin :
Japanese
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