Nakano is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nakano
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nakano

How popular is Nakano?

Nakano is common in Japan.

Nakano is ranked 2056 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Nakano bearers increased by 5.084746 per cent in 2010 US census to 2232 since 2000, the surname slipped by 396 spots and ranked at 13583. The last name was found in around 8 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander
79.39 84.18
Others 8.78 7.58
White 7.84 5.7
Hispanic or Latino 3.58 2.45
Nakano is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 265798 people have been found who wears Nakano as their family name. Nakano is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
440,449 Indonesia10
38,459 New Zealand7
318,252 Ukraine6
2,028 Vietnam5
122,390 Belarus4
1,014,159 India4
2,113 Taiwan3
108,034 Italy3
65,594 Belgium2
10,395 Latvia2
17,547 Colombia2
147,165 Czech Republic2
40,064 Nigeria2
54,641 Sweden2
4,104 South Korea2
35,969 Denmark2
2,152 Niger2
123,175 Tanzania1
25,746 Finland1
17,575 Kuwait1
28,365 Kenya1
2,024 Mongolia1
7,198 Maldives1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
24,176 Qatar1
58,885 Poland1
14,644 Tunisia1
53,505 Turkey1
11,486 Estonia1
34,581 Chile1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
2,057 Myanmar1
10,190 Bahrain1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
3,873 Thailand24
37,982 United Arab Emirates23
73,929 Spain21
18,457 Scotland20
69,202 Netherlands18
55,829 Zimbabwe16
3,922 China11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
3,956 Singapore83
163,498 Russia60
19,965 Switzerland54
Countries with hundreds of Nakano:
23,224 Philippines580
22,254 Germany471
16,109 Canada229
47,714 France208
9,201 Malaysia202
9,256 Peru199
31,938 England140
40,399 Argentina119
2,219 Hong Kong107
23,095 Australia106
27,127 Mexico105
Countries with thousands of Nakano:
1,637 Brazil9,476
13,341 United States2,582
Countries with hundred thousands of Nakano:
50 Japan250,868
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Nakano Namesakes

  • Aimi Nakano, Model
  • Ryoko Nakano, Actress
  • Akio Nakano, Author
  • Hiroyuki Nakano, Film director
  • Bull Nakano, Golfer
  • Yutaka Nakano, Actor
  • Yukari Nakano, Figure skater
  • Asako Nakano, Film producer
  • Atsushi Nakano, Announcer
  • Aya Nakano, Musical Artist
  • Yoji Nakano characterized key role of N in 1930 drama film Meto îrozangê.
  • Wataru Nakano, from 1969 0 movie Yokujô no uzumaki, who characterized the N.
  • Nobuchika Nakano, from 1917 0 movie Shinsetsu monagatari, who played N.
  • In 1940 action film, Tôryû musha ningyô, Denjiro Nakano characterized N.
  • Yumi Nakano, from 1973 0 film Shin irogoyomi ooku hiwa hanaafubuki onna kotohajime, who characterized Maid in the Court Lady's room.
  • In 1976, Keiko Nakano characterized the role of N in 0 movie Semi-document: Nyotai-gari.
  • Daichi Nakano, from 0 romance flick Behind a Mask, who portrayed N.

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