Nakai Surname
Approximately 112,158 people bear this surname
Nakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 108,608 | 1:1,177 | 220 |
| United States | 1,311 | 1:276,475 | 25,849 |
| Brazil | 615 | 1:348,088 | 13,362 |
| Papua New Guinea | 213 | 1:38,280 | 4,620 |
| Thailand | 201 | 1:351,435 | 61,187 |
| India | 159 | 1:4,824,311 | 122,508 |
| Ukraine | 126 | 1:361,291 | 44,578 |
| Kenya | 124 | 1:372,419 | 21,454 |
| Zimbabwe | 120 | 1:128,652 | 17,093 |
| Singapore | 107 | 1:51,474 | 1,981 |
| Canada | 87 | 1:423,513 | 37,101 |
| Hong Kong | 84 | 1:87,327 | 1,583 |
| Pakistan | 80 | 1:2,233,049 | 20,482 |
| Nigeria | 45 | 1:3,936,506 | 111,794 |
| Uganda | 32 | 1:1,219,977 | 48,798 |
| Indonesia | 31 | 1:4,266,103 | 213,470 |
| Australia | 26 | 1:1,038,296 | 59,744 |
| South Africa | 24 | 1:2,257,404 | 96,432 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Taiwan | 16 | 1:1,465,297 | 9,806 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| England | 14 | 1:3,979,861 | 125,553 |
| Spain | 11 | 1:4,250,185 | 75,241 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| France | 6 | 1:11,070,454 | 349,096 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Solomon Islands | 2 | 1:290,014 | 19,875 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| New Zealand | 2 | 1:2,264,162 | 49,210 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Nakai (1,503) may also be a first name.
Nakai Demographics
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Nakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakai (Hindi: नकई, Marathi: नकाई, Oriya: ନାକଇ, Russian: Накаи) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakai? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 5,041st most numerous surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 64,976 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 97 percent of Nakai live; 97 percent live in East Asia and 97 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 200,504th most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 1,503 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 108,608 people, or 1 in 1,177. In Japan Nakai is mostly concentrated in: Osaka Prefecture, where 20 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Kyoto Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Aside from Japan Nakai is found in 65 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.
Nakai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Nakai surname are 4.74% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 57.97% registered with the political party.
The amount Nakai earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 126.87% more than the national average, earning S/. 43,978 per year; in South Africa they earn 0.92% more than the national average, earning R 239,820 per year; in United States they earn 8.23% more than the national average, earning $46,700 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.83% more than the national average, earning $54,567 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakai in the Hindi language | ||
| नकई | naka'i | 68 |
| नकाई | naka'i | 25.33 |
| नकइ | naka'i | 2.67 |
| नकाइ | naka'i | 1.33 |
| नाकाई | naka'i | 1.33 |
| Nakai in the Oriya language | ||
| ନାକଇ | naka'i | 50 |
| ନକାଇ | naka'i | 50 |
| Nakai in the Marathi language | ||
| नकाई | naka'i | 31.58 |
| नाकी | naki | 31.58 |
| नकई | naka'i | 15.79 |
| नकै | nakai | 10.53 |
| नाकाई | naka'i | 10.53 |
| Nakai in the Russian language | ||
| Накаи | nakai | - |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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