How common is the surname Nakata?

1,826 people in the United States had the surname Nakata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. It ranked 15,912th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Nakata most common?

Wikidata records people named Nakata in the United States.

Is the surname Nakata getting more or less common?

More common. 1,579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,826 in 2010, up 16%.

The surname Nakata

A Japanese surname, carried by 1,826 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex N230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Nakata is more common than 90.2% of them.

Origin

Japanese origin

Borrowed from Japanese 中田 (Nakata).

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 1,826 people named Nakata in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. That is up 16% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,579.

#15,912

rank among US surnames

1,826

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+15.6%

change since 2000 (was #16,688)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#15,903	Hohl	1,828	168,898
#15,907	Mullican	1,827	168,990
#15,912	Sautter	1,826	169,083

Who is named Nakata

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

75% of people named Nakata identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 12% as two or more races and 9.6% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 75%
Two or more races 12%
White (not Hispanic) 9.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.9%

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 Nakatas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Linda Nagata
American writer, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Nakata

Nagata

Nakata has the Soundex code N230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code N230.

Other Japanese surnames

All 123 Japanese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Nakata come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 中田 (Nakata).
How common is the surname Nakata?: 1,826 people in the United States had the surname Nakata in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 169,083 Americans. It ranked 15,912th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Nakata?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Nakata identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 12% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Nakata?: Linda Nagata, American writer.
Where is the surname Nakata most common?: Wikidata records people named Nakata in the United States.
Is the surname Nakata getting more or less common?: More common. 1,579 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,826 in 2010, up 16%.