Nakashima Surname
Approximately 10,301 people bear this surname
Nakashima Surname User-submission:
From the Japanese words naka, meaning 'middle' and shima, meaning 'island'.
Nakashima Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 3,763 | 1:33,974 | 3,188 |
| Brazil | 2,566 | 1:83,427 | 3,131 |
| United States | 2,527 | 1:143,434 | 14,853 |
| Thailand | 308 | 1:229,345 | 38,679 |
| Canada | 230 | 1:160,198 | 16,186 |
| Mexico | 164 | 1:756,867 | 11,287 |
| Bolivia | 147 | 1:72,221 | 3,419 |
| Singapore | 137 | 1:40,202 | 1,485 |
| Hong Kong | 127 | 1:57,760 | 1,031 |
| Peru | 115 | 1:276,384 | 10,837 |
| Philippines | 36 | 1:2,812,173 | 137,318 |
| Germany | 16 | 1:5,031,591 | 189,895 |
| Paraguay | 14 | 1:516,910 | 6,745 |
| New Zealand | 13 | 1:348,333 | 27,379 |
| Chile | 13 | 1:1,355,113 | 23,887 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Russia | 12 | 1:12,010,255 | 361,204 |
| Argentina | 10 | 1:4,274,341 | 152,056 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Macau | 4 | 1:150,408 | 604 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Czechia | 3 | 1:3,544,490 | 144,714 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Nakáshima (1) are calculated separately.
Nakashima (45) may also be a first name.
Nakashima Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
From the Japanese words naka, meaning 'middle' and shima, meaning 'island'.
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Nakashima Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nakashima Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Nakashima (Russian: Накашима) is borne by more people in Japan than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Nakáshima. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nakashima? popularity and diffusion
Nakashima is the 49,890th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 707,460 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Nakashima reside; 38 percent reside in East Asia and 37 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly used first name world-wide. It is borne by 45 people.
Nakashima is most frequent in Japan, where it is carried by 3,763 people, or 1 in 33,974. In Japan Nakashima is most common in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 34 percent are found, Osaka Prefecture, where 8 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.
Nakashima Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Nakashima has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nakashima last name rose 252,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Nakashima Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Nakashima last name are 19.33% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 72.56% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Nakashima earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 50.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 29,182 per year; in United States they earn 16.72% more than the national average, earning $50,362 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.39% more than the national average, earning $53,355 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nakáshima | 96 | 1 | / |
| Nakaschima | 95 | 3 | / |
| Nakashaima | 95 | 2 | / |
| Naskashima | 95 | 1 | / |
| Nakasima | 94 | 332 | / |
| Nakassima | 89 | 39 | / |
| Nakashimo | 89 | 19 | / |
| Nacashima | 89 | 10 | / |
| Nokashima | 89 | 2 | / |
| Nakashuma | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nakoshima | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nackasima | 89 | 1 | / |
| Nakhachima | 84 | 15 | / |
| Nackachima | 84 | 4 | / |
| Naqasima | 82 | 193 | / |
| Nakasuma | 82 | 138 | / |
| Nakacima | 82 | 57 | / |
| Nacasima | 82 | 9 | / |
| Nakasema | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nakasimo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Nacachima | 78 | 4 | / |
| Nacassima | 78 | 3 | / |
| Nakossima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nokoshima | 78 | 1 | / |
| Nokaschimo | 74 | 1 | / |
| Nekosima | 71 | 26 | / |
| Nekasema | 71 | 2 | / |
| Nakesuma | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nacacima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakazema | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nokosima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nacazima | 71 | 1 | / |
| Nakotsimo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Nakhashchemeh | 64 | 1 | / |
Nakashima Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Nakashima in the Russian language | ||
| Накашима | nakasima | - |
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