Nakama Surname
Approximately 14,995 people bear this surname
Nakama Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 12,603 | 1:10,144 | 1,376 |
| United States | 1,072 | 1:338,115 | 30,487 |
| Brazil | 545 | 1:392,797 | 14,995 |
| India | 181 | 1:4,237,930 | 112,703 |
| Peru | 172 | 1:184,791 | 8,878 |
| Philippines | 144 | 1:703,043 | 71,385 |
| Argentina | 74 | 1:577,614 | 41,358 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| Canada | 44 | 1:837,400 | 65,151 |
| Nigeria | 28 | 1:6,326,527 | 151,186 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Papua New Guinea | 11 | 1:741,247 | 83,447 |
| Thailand | 11 | 1:6,421,668 | 407,040 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Uganda | 8 | 1:4,879,910 | 106,546 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
The alternate forms: Nakamá (1) are calculated separately.
Nakama (513) may also be a first name.
Nakama Demographics
Average Nakama Salary in
United States
$47,457 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Nakama Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakama Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nakama (Hindi: नकमा, Oriya: ନକାମା, Russian: Накама) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Nakamá. For other potential spellings of Nakama click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakama? popularity and diffusion
The last name Nakama is the 35,259th most prevalent last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 485,998 people. The last name Nakama is predominantly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Nakama are found; 84 percent are found in East Asia and 84 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Nakama is also the 373,244th most commonly occurring first name at a global level, held by 513 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 12,603 people, or 1 in 10,144. In Japan Nakama is mostly found in: Okinawa Prefecture, where 74 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 5 percent are found and Tokyo Metropolis, where 4 percent are found. Besides Japan Nakama occurs in 33 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.
Nakama Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Nakama last name are 27.29% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80.52% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nakama earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 98.23% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,426 per year; in United States they earn 9.98% more than the national average, earning $47,457 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.33% more than the national average, earning $50,839 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Nakama Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakama in the Hindi language | ||
| नकमा | nakama | - |
| Nakama in the Oriya language | ||
| ନକାମା | nakama | 64.71 |
| ନାକମା | nakama | 17.65 |
| ନକମା | nakama | 11.76 |
| େକାେଟଶୁ | ekaetasu | 5.88 |
| Nakama in the Russian language | ||
| Накама | nakama | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nakama
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