Nakamura Surname

452nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,152,996 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Palau

Nakamura Surname User-submission:

Nakamura (中村) is one of the most prevalent surnames in Japan, 中 naka means 'center' and 村 mura means 'village'.

Nakamura Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,123,8051:1148
United States11,6661:31,0703,868
Brazil8,7371:24,5021,106
Thailand2,2251:31,7483,182
Singapore7451:7,393439
Canada6471:56,9486,727
Hong Kong6471:11,338331
Micronesia5231:20335
Peru4571:69,5505,172
Mexico3951:314,2446,945
Philippines3231:313,43143,865
Russia2841:507,47646,627
Palau2641:8231
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Australia2211:122,15213,424
Argentina1631:262,23021,146
New Caledonia1301:2,125200
Germany1191:676,51652,308
England1141:488,75531,416
Malaysia761:388,08220,352
Chile671:262,9327,829
Guam621:2,583336
Spain621:754,06531,946
France551:1,207,686126,065
Sweden551:179,03212,357
Dominican Republic541:193,2027,170
New Zealand531:85,44012,123
Paraguay531:136,5422,910
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Papua New Guinea461:177,25524,620
Kazakhstan431:411,22131,868
China411:33,349,3061,770
Netherlands371:456,41045,371
Belgium351:328,47637,084
Indonesia341:3,889,682201,134
Northern Mariana Islands331:1,654203
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
Laos251:263,533260
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
South Korea231:2,227,837484
Marshall Islands221:2,356552
Belarus181:527,83748,523
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
India171:45,121,493474,784
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ecuador151:1,060,39014,974
Venezuela151:2,013,60524,362
United Arab Emirates141:654,44824,061
Vietnam141:6,617,5752,518
Taiwan131:1,803,44211,840
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Colombia111:4,343,09717,306
Finland101:549,67032,186
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Norway71:734,61250,907
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Honduras51:1,763,2885,823
Uruguay51:686,35229,886
Bolivia41:2,654,1087,945
Macau41:150,408604
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Nakamura (147) may also be a first name.

Nakamura Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nakamura (中村) is one of the most prevalent surnames in Japan, 中 naka means 'center' and 村 mura means 'village'.

- mentalshine

Nakamura Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakamura (Russian: Накамура) is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Nakamura.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakamura? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakamura is the 452nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,321 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Nakamura are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Nakamura is also the 760,591st most commonly used forename on earth. It is borne by 147 people.

The last name Nakamura is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 1,123,805 people, or 1 in 114. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Besides Japan Nakamura exists in 112 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Nakamura Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Nakamura last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Nakamura surname are 23.51% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 76.74% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nakamura earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 117.34% more than the national average, earning €65,267 per year; in Peru they earn 77% more than the national average, earning S/. 34,312 per year; in Colombia they earn 40.78% more than the national average, earning $31,961,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 16.05% more than the national average, earning $50,075 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.17% more than the national average, earning $59,706 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakamura Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakamura in the Russian language
Накамураnakamura-

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