Nakajima Surname
Approximately 508,583 people bear this surname
Nakajima Surname User-submission:
From the Japanese words naka, meaning 'middle' and shima, meaning 'island'.
Nakajima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 505,377 | 1:253 | 24 |
| United States | 965 | 1:375,605 | 33,232 |
| Brazil | 618 | 1:346,399 | 13,309 |
| Thailand | 579 | 1:122,001 | 18,314 |
| Singapore | 253 | 1:21,770 | 855 |
| Hong Kong | 225 | 1:32,602 | 571 |
| Australia | 84 | 1:321,377 | 27,634 |
| Philippines | 73 | 1:1,386,825 | 100,991 |
| Canada | 72 | 1:511,744 | 43,418 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Germany | 32 | 1:2,515,796 | 126,826 |
| Malaysia | 23 | 1:1,282,358 | 54,976 |
| New Caledonia | 21 | 1:13,153 | 3,514 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Spain | 16 | 1:2,922,002 | 63,384 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Sweden | 12 | 1:820,563 | 61,223 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| India | 11 | 1:69,733,217 | 610,955 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Austria | 9 | 1:946,159 | 70,786 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 8 | 1:6,822 | 652 |
| Peru | 7 | 1:4,540,589 | 34,489 |
| Russia | 5 | 1:28,824,611 | 530,332 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| New Zealand | 4 | 1:1,132,081 | 47,619 |
| Venezuela | 4 | 1:7,551,019 | 53,668 |
| Croatia | 4 | 1:1,057,151 | 57,892 |
| Norway | 4 | 1:1,285,572 | 69,185 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Bolivia | 2 | 1:5,308,217 | 12,400 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Laos | 1 | 1:6,588,323 | 1,961 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1 | 1:112,659 | 1,704 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Nakajima (368) may also be a first name.
Nakajima Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the Japanese words naka, meaning 'middle' and shima, meaning 'island'.
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Nakajima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakajima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakajima (Arabic: ناكاجيما) occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakajima? popularity and diffusion
The surname Nakajima is the 1,057th most frequently used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,329 people. Nakajima is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakajima reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 453,251st most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 368 people.
It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 505,377 people, or 1 in 253. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Without taking into account Japan this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Brazil, where 0 percent reside.
Nakajima Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Buddhist (50%) in Lebanon.
In The United States Nakajima are 6.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.09% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nakajima earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 29.56% more than the national average, earning 448,377 kr per year; in United States they earn 9.28% more than the national average, earning $47,155 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning $59,283 CAD per year.
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Nakajima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakajima in the Arabic language | ||
| ناكاجيما | nakajyma | - |
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