How common is the surname Nakano?

2,232 people in the United States had the surname Nakano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,327 Americans. It ranked 13,583rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Nakano?

Desmond Nakano, American actor, director, composer and writer.

Where is the surname Nakano most common?

Wikidata records people named Nakano in the United States.

Is the surname Nakano getting more or less common?

More common. 2,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,232 in 2010, up 5.1%.

The surname Nakano

A Japanese surname, carried by 2,232 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nakano is more common than 91.6% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 中野 (Nakano).

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 2,232 people named Nakano in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,327 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,124.

#13,583

rank among US surnames

2,232

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

+5.1%

change since 2000 (was #13,187)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,578	Hosler	2,233	138,265
#13,583	Reiman	2,232	138,327
#13,588	Pier	2,231	138,389

Who is named Nakano

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

79% of people named Nakano identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 8.8% as two or more races and 7.8% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
Two or more races 8.8%
White (not Hispanic) 7.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

Famous Nakanos

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Desmond Nakano
American actor, director, composer and writer, born 1953

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nakano

Nakayama

Nakano has the Soundex code N250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N250.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nakano come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 中野 (Nakano).
How common is the surname Nakano?: 2,232 people in the United States had the surname Nakano in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,327 Americans. It ranked 13,583rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nakano?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Nakano identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 8.8% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Nakano?: Desmond Nakano, American actor, director, composer and writer.
Where is the surname Nakano most common?: Wikidata records people named Nakano in the United States.
Is the surname Nakano getting more or less common?: More common. 2,124 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,232 in 2010, up 5.1%.