Nakano Surname

1,610th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 338,643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nakano Surname User-submission:

Nakano (中野) means 'middle (中) of the field (野)'.

Nakano Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan330,3451:38748
United States3,0801:117,68112,670
Brazil3,0401:70,4192,616
Thailand6051:116,75817,328
Philippines2721:372,19949,028
Canada2351:156,79015,900
Singapore2101:26,2271,017
Hong Kong1831:40,085710
Peru911:349,27612,043
Australia681:396,99632,204
Niger411:468,09812,501
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
France401:1,660,568152,033
Nigeria391:4,542,122122,724
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
England261:2,143,00282,017
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Malaysia211:1,404,48759,312
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Mexico151:8,275,08036,578
Taiwan141:1,674,62511,030
Switzerland131:631,76343,230
China111:124,301,9616,553
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Guam81:20,0153,029
Latvia61:341,67426,199
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Maldives11:404,1727,269

Nakano (167) may also be a first name.

Nakano Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Nakano (中野) means 'middle (中) of the field (野)'.

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Nakano Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nakano (Marathi: नकनो, Russian: Накано) is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakano? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakano is the 1,610th most prevalent surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 21,520 people. It occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Nakano are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. Nakano is also the 708,111th most widespread first name internationally, held by 167 people.

The last name Nakano is most frequently held in Japan, where it is borne by 330,345 people, or 1 in 387. In Japan it is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 9 percent reside and Aichi Prefecture, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Japan this surname exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent reside and Brazil, where 1 percent reside.

Nakano Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Nakano surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Nakano are 20.25% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.48% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nakano earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 144.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 47,380 per year; in United States they earn 22.45% more than the national average, earning $52,837 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.6% more than the national average, earning $50,973 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nakano Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakano in the Marathi language
नकनोnakano-
Nakano in the Russian language
Наканоnakano-

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