Etymology and distribution of 上向.

Uemukai 【上向】^{レベル3
About 300}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Gunma-ken , Tochigi-ken , Mie-ken .

① Topography . From plums and mountains. Gunma-ken Maebashi-shi I was in Warring States Period in Minokogi Town. Tochigi-ken Shimotsuke-shi It was in Edo era in Shimonaga.

② Nara-ken Yoshino-gun Tenkawa-mura Originated from Meishan in Shanxi underwater.

③ things . Oosaka-fu Yao-shi Meiji New surname by monk of Hodoji temple of Jodo Shin Buddhism in Yumi town. "Ume", "Mountain" is used from Umezaka mountain of the temple's mountain.

Uemuki 【上向】^{レベル3
About 300}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Kyouto-fu . Summary . The first element is from Umezu's "plum". Kyouto - fu tells that Mr. Umezu who was a young man in Kyouto - shi gave a letter of "young" from Emperor Saito after Emperor of Muromachi period after having danced No in 1481 (civilization 13 years). 梅津 Umedzu reference.

Kamimukai 【上向】^{レベル3
About 300}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Ehime-ken Uwajima-shi . There is Kiyoshi as a man's name. Ehime-ken Uwajima-shi Distributed in Nogawa Ko.

Kamimuki 【上向】^{レベル3
About 300}  The Japanese surnames etymology dictionary.

Ooita-ken , Kouchi-ken , Oosaka-fu .

① Originated from Kira-cho, Aichi-ken Nishio-shi . A place name with a record since the Heian period. Another name for mineral mica (Unmo) is "Kirara", "Kira".

② Ainu system . Same source as estimated. Hokkaidou Oshimashi-chou Oshamanbe-chou 's clicin is renamed Kira Tigerhachi, Hokkaidou Kushiro-shi 's Nusasube is renamed Kira Ishiji. Estimated in around 1875.