Naka is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Naka
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Naka

How popular is Naka?

Naka is common in Japan.

Naka is ranked 10003 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nakas grew by 18.4466 per cent to 244 since 2000 and ranked 78316 after elevating 6315 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
70.9 76.7
White 14.34 13.59
Others 9.02 8.74
Hispanic or Latino 3.69 0
Black 2.05 0
Naka is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 53747 people have been found who wears Naka as their family name. Naka is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
18,072 Azerbaijan9
38,459 New Zealand7
98,953 Belarus7
7,031 China6
3,259 Ivory Coast5
2,403 Vietnam4
2,966 Benin4
30,723 Georgia3
8,926 Cameroon3
1,985 Cambodia3
32,086 Mexico3
6,774 Slovenia3
41,879 Turkey2
2,705 Togo2
14,621 Croatia2
20,186 Kenya2
23,344 Austria2
95,312 Argentina2
52,939 United Arab Emirates2
54,641 Sweden2
3,014 Taiwan2
4,744 Macedonia2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
34,681 Norway2
9,185 Hong Kong2
624 Solomon Islands1
10,683 Cyprus1
17,768 Pakistan1
2,057 Myanmar1
53,033 Nigeria1
2,724 New Caledonia1
5,872 Namibia1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
91,024 Belgium1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
880 Djibouti1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
2,578 Guam1
17,236 Ghana1
38,841 Scotland1
21,562 Portugal1
58,885 Poland1
66,560 Philippines1
3,993 El Salvador1
25,721 Egypt1
2,361 United States Virgin Islands1
29,774 Venezuela1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
16,073 Latvia1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
95,259 Italy45
36,547 Switzerland27
15,050 Singapore18
69,202 Netherlands18
109,551 Australia13
23,990 Serbia11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
19,475 Zimbabwe84
16,172 Peru71
75,728 Ukraine60
60,099 England59
Countries with hundreds of Naka:
10,560 South Africa603
3,898 Greece442
1,371 Albania384
78,529 United States305
40,177 Indonesia243
22,054 Canada160
71,478 France135
71,225 Germany134
91,970 Russia130
1,036 Fiji122
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Naka:
19,658 India2,138
6,773 Brazil2,051
3,162 Uganda1,680
58 Thailand1,220
Countries with ten thousands of Naka:
415 Japan43,386
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Naka Namesakes

  • Mai Nakahara, Voice actress
  • Abe no Nakamaro, Poet
  • Daisuke Nakajima, Satoru Nakajima's son
  • Shoko Nakagawa, Tarento
  • Ai Nakamura, Tarento
  • Saki Nakajima, Japanese idol
  • Aiko Nakamura, Tennis player
  • Suzy Nakamura, Actress
  • Aiko Nakasone, Singer
  • Aiko Nakasone, Author
  • Yûko Naka portrayed leading character of Yoshiko Ikeda or Teacher in 1982 0 flick Aru jokyôshi: Shûdan shikei.
  • In 1966 0 movie, Akujo nikki, Kimiko Naka portrayed N.
  • In 1992, Minako Naka played the role of Midori in animation and drama film Shôjo tsubaki: Chika gentô gekiga.
  • Mariko Naka, from 2002 0 flick OL hatsujô: Ubau, who characterized Mari.
  • Tatsuya Naka, from 2011 action flick K.G., who characterized Tatsuya Kurenai.

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