Nakao is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Nakao
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Nakao

How popular is Nakao?

Nakao is common in Japan.

Nakao is ranked 6401 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Nakaos plummeted by 9.523809 per cent to 646 since 2000 and slipped by 4125 spots and ranked at 34916. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 78.79 82.63
Others 9.44 7.28
White 7.28 6.3
Hispanic or Latino 3.87 3.5
Nakao is quite popular family name mostly used in Japan while Tonga is ahead in terms of density. Around 84848 people have been found who wears Nakao as their family name. Nakao is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
38,459 New Zealand7
13,220 Thailand6
10,542 China4
90,215 Germany3
46,068 Philippines3
363 Kiribati3
219,873 France2
124,220 Italy2
1,753 Cuba2
18,969 Wales1
4,942 Libya1
123,175 Tanzania1
34,581 Chile1
7,314 Bolivia1
7,292 Vietnam1
19,533 Uruguay1
40,340 Malaysia1
2,057 Myanmar1
118,015 Netherlands1
7,895 South Korea1
13,972 Sri Lanka1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
31,207 Ireland1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
120,357 Argentina1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
4,813 Hong Kong47
83,908 England38
8,214 Singapore35
82,145 Canada34
67,388 Australia26
81,586 Spain17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,606 Peru100
Countries with hundreds of Nakao:
33,190 United States875
80 Tonga170
Countries with thousands of Nakao:
4,130 Brazil3,434
Countries with ten thousands of Nakao:
232 Japan80,023
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Nakao Namesakes

  • Akira Nakao, Actor
  • Eiichi Nakao, Politician
  • Eri Nakao, Voice actress
  • Ryūsei Nakao, Actor
  • Ryūsei Nakao, Actor
  • Ryūsei Nakao, Actor
  • Azusa Nakao, Voice actress
  • Azusa Nakaoku, Ice hockey goaltender
  • Ryūsei Nakao, Actor
  • Eri Nakao, Voice actress
  • In 1962, Minosuke Nakao played the role of N in action, crime flick Mure ôkami no gai.
  • In 1969 0 film, Makura tabi, Yuri Nakao characterized N.
  • In 2017, Masaki Nakao characterized the role of Yamato Kazakiri and Zyuoh Eagle in action flick Gekijôban Dôbutsu Sentai Jûôjâ Tai Ninninjâ Mirai kara no Messêji Furomu Sûpâ Sentai.

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