Surname 山川 (山川 
, Yamakawa 
, Yamagawa 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The last name 山川 is habitual in Peru, where it is a rare surname, Japan, and Brazil. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in China, Brazil, and Japan. Also, 山川 is the forename as well as the last name.
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山川均 Japanese socialist intellectual (1880-1958), JP (b. 1880) |
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| 山川京子 Japanese tanka poet, JP (b. 1921) |
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| 山川千秋 Japanese news presenter and journalist (1933-1988), JP (b. 1933) |
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| 山川百合子 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1969) |
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| 山川賢一 Japanese writer, JP (b. 1977) |
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| 山川ひろみ Japanese actress and model, JP (b. 1990) |
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