Nagano Surname

5,482nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103,422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nagano Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nagano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan100,7501:1,269239
Brazil1,0111:211,7458,159
United States6701:540,98344,835
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
Mexico1261:985,12913,026
Russia1251:1,152,98485,410
Thailand1221:579,00398,779
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
United Arab Emirates751:122,16410,258
Philippines631:1,606,956108,100
Canada601:614,09350,489
Australia311:870,82953,581
Chile181:978,69319,774
England131:4,286,005132,302
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Paraguay71:1,033,8219,769
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
France41:16,605,680368,153
China31:455,773,85521,925
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096

The alternate forms: Nagaño (1,168) are calculated separately.

Nagano (85) may also be a first name.

Nagano Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nagano Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nagano (Hindi: नगनो, Russian: Нагано) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as: Nagaño. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nagano? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,482nd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 70,464 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nagano reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Nagano is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 85 people.

The surname Nagano is most commonly used in Japan, where it is carried by 100,750 people, or 1 in 1,269. In Japan it is most frequent in: Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Not including Japan this surname exists in 45 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nagano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Orthodox (88%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nagano last name are 16.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Nagano earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 16.27% more than the national average, earning $50,170 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning $45,652 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nagano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nagano in the Hindi language
नगनोnagano-
Nagano in the Russian language
Наганоnagano-

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Footnotes

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