Nakajima Surname

1,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508,583 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nakajima Surname User-submission:

From the Japanese words naka, meaning 'middle' and shima, meaning 'island'.

Nakajima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan505,3771:25324
United States9651:375,60533,232
Brazil6181:346,39913,309
Thailand5791:122,00118,314
Singapore2531:21,770855
Hong Kong2251:32,602571
Australia841:321,37727,634
Philippines731:1,386,825100,991
Canada721:511,74443,418
England411:1,358,97760,528
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
Malaysia231:1,282,35854,976
New Caledonia211:13,1533,514
China181:75,962,3094,162
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Ireland141:336,35312,021
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Qatar121:196,50026,891
India111:69,733,217610,955
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Austria91:946,15970,786
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Peru71:4,540,58934,489
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
France51:13,284,544357,392
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
New Zealand41:1,132,08147,619
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Croatia41:1,057,15157,892
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guam11:160,1214,893
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

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'.

- martinnakajima

Nakajima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakajima (Arabic: ناكاجيما) is most common in Japan. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakajima? popularity and diffusion

Nakajima is the 1,057th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 14,329 people. The last name Nakajima is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Nakajima reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Nakajima is also the 453,251st most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 368 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Japan, where it is held by 505,377 people, or 1 in 253. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent reside, Saitama Prefecture, where 7 percent reside and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name occurs in 55 countries. It is also common 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 predominantly Buddhist (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Nakajima surname are 6.86% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60.09% being registered with the 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakajima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakajima in the Arabic language
ناكاجيماnakajyma-

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