How common is the surname Nakamura?

7,658 people in the United States had the surname Nakamura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,317 Americans. It ranked 4,633rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nakamura?

Hikaru Nakamura, American chess player, followed by Suzy Nakamura.

Where is the surname Nakamura most common?

Wikidata records people named Nakamura in the United States, Brazil and Canada.

Is the surname Nakamura getting more or less common?

Less common. 7,821 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,658 in 2010, down 2.1%.

The surname Nakamura

A Japanese surname, carried by 7,658 people in the United States.

4 syllables Soundex N256

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nakamura is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 中村 (Nakamura) or 仲村 (Nakamura).

One of 123 Japanese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,658 people named Nakamura in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,317 Americans. That is down 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,821.

#4,633

rank among US surnames

7,658

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

-2.1%

change since 2000 (was #4,203)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,625	Lerner	7,672	40,243
#4,627	Olds	7,670	40,254
#4,628	Isaacson	7,668	40,264
#4,629	Manson	7,663	40,290
#4,630	Flick	7,661	40,301
#4,631	Omar	7,660	40,306
#4,632	Janes	7,659	40,311

Who is named Nakamura

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

79% of people named Nakamura identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as two or more races and 6.5% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
Two or more races 11%
White (not Hispanic) 6.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Nakamuras

5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Hikaru Nakamura
American chess player, born 1987
Suzy Nakamura
American actress, born 1968
Carol Nakamura
Brazilian actress, born 1983
Emi Nakamura
American economist, born 1980
Dan the Automator
American record producer (born 1966)

Notable Nakamuras come mostly from the United States (3), Brazil (1) and Canada (1).

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nakamura come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 中村 (Nakamura) or 仲村 (Nakamura).
How common is the surname Nakamura?: 7,658 people in the United States had the surname Nakamura in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,317 Americans. It ranked 4,633rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nakamura?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Nakamura identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Nakamura?: Hikaru Nakamura, American chess player, followed by Suzy Nakamura.
Where is the surname Nakamura most common?: Wikidata records people named Nakamura in the United States, Brazil and Canada.
Is the surname Nakamura getting more or less common?: Less common. 7,821 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,658 in 2010, down 2.1%.