Nakao Surname

5,174th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109,613 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Tonga

Nakao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nakao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan106,1731:1,204228
Brazil1,1291:189,6147,310
United States1,0641:340,65730,669
Tonga4901:21941
Thailand1621:436,03976,421
Bolivia1511:70,3083,291
Singapore901:61,1972,397
Hong Kong841:87,3271,583
Mexico541:2,298,63320,081
Peru471:676,25816,167
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Kiribati91:12,601393
England81:6,964,757184,742
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
China41:341,830,39216,990
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Nakao (127) may also be a first name.

Nakao Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nakao is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nakao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Nakao is the 5,174th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 66,484 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Nakao are found; 97 percent are found in East Asia and 97 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 825,494th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 127 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is borne by 106,173 people, or 1 in 1,204. In Japan it is primarily found in: Osaka Prefecture, where 17 percent are found, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan it occurs in 46 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Nakao Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nakao surname are 16.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.62% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nakao earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 111.04% more than the national average, earning S/. 40,910 per year; in United States they earn 9.37% more than the national average, earning $47,190 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.93% less than the national average, earning $48,723 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nakaeo91859/
Nakhao91105/
Ngakao9198/
Nakaou9113/
Nakkao918/
Naukao911/
Naikao911/
Naakao911/
Nakaho911/
Nakkaeo832,307/
Nakkhao83191/
Naekaeo8347/
Nakajjo8331/
Ngakhao8314/
Naikhao837/
Naikaeo835/
Nakaayo835/
Nakayyo835/
Nakajyo832/
Nakeaou831/
Nakaijo831/
Nakkeao831/
Naazkao831/
Naukeao831/
Nakoa80379/
Nacao8053/
Nokao806/
Nekao801/
Nakkhaeo771/
Nakhaayo771/
Naakaaho771/
Nokaeo733,004/
Naikoa73132/
Nakoua73116/
Nekhao7357/
Ngakoa7335/
Nekaho7312/
Nookao7312/
Naqaot736/
Nuikao734/
Nakhoa734/
Nokhao734/
Nakoha733/
Nokeao732/
Nakoho732/
Nakaea732/
Noikao732/
Nokkao731/
Nakouo731/
Noykao731/
Nokkaeo672,708/
Naikoua671,826/
Nakajja671,636/
Noikaeo67766/
Ngakoua67452/
Nuikhao67236/
Nookhao67115/
Noikhao6771/
Nokkhao6748/
Nookaeo6740/
Nakaaya6736/
Nakaija6718/
Ngakouo6716/
Gnakoat677/
Nakheua676/
Nokkeao675/
Naekoho675/
Naïkoua675/
Nakhoho674/
Nakojjo674/
Nakohou673/
Nakaaja673/
Nakaiya672/
Ngaykoa672/
Nakojja672/
Nakeyia672/
Nakayya672/
Nakeiya671/
Ngokaou671/
Nakouah671/
Nekaiyo671/
Ngoikao671/
Ngaikoa671/
N'Akoua671/
Ngokkao671/
Nookaho671/
Neekaeo671/
Nadkoha671/
Nakkhoa671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Nakao
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