Nakashima Surname

49,890th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Nakashima Surname User-submission:

From the Japanese words naka, meaning 'middle' and shima, meaning 'island'.

Nakashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan3,7631:33,9743,188
Brazil2,5661:83,4273,131
United States2,5271:143,43414,853
Thailand3081:229,34538,679
Canada2301:160,19816,186
Mexico1641:756,86711,287
Bolivia1471:72,2213,419
Singapore1371:40,2021,485
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Peru1151:276,38410,837
Philippines361:2,812,173137,318
Germany161:5,031,591189,895
Paraguay141:516,9106,745
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Argentina101:4,274,341152,056
Australia101:2,699,570109,631
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
England71:7,959,723202,100
Macau41:150,408604
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
France21:33,211,361423,184
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

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'.

- martinnakajima

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

Nakashima Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nakashima in the Russian language
Накашимаnakasima-

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