Tanaka is the 16th most common Japanese surname.
The etymology is on the well. Around the well. Since the well was an important base of life in ancient times, it is said that it became widespread as a person who manages it.
> Japanese names in Kanji
The etymology is on the well. Around the well. Since the well was an important base of life in ancient times, it is said that it became widespread as a person who manages it.
> Japanese names in Kanji
Ranked by surname (family name) in Japan.
Ranking | Surname | approximate number of persons |
---|---|---|
1st | Sato | 1,853,000 |
2nd | Suzuki | 1,786,000 |
3rd | Takahashi | 1,399,000 |
4th | Tanaka | 1,326,000 |
5th | Ito | 1,065,000 |
6th | Watanabe | 1,055,000 |
7th | Yamamoto | 1,041,000 |
8th | Nakamura | 1,037,000 |
9th | Kobayashi | 1,021,000 |
10th | Kato | 882,000 |
11th | Yoshida | 823,000 |
12th | Yamada | 808,000 |
13th | Sasaki | 665,000 |
14th | Yamaguchi | 638,000 |
15th | Matsumoto | 622,000 |
16th | Inoue | 610,000 |
17th | Kimura | 571,000 |
18th | Hayashi | 541,000 |
19th | Saito | 538,000 |
20th | Shimizu | 529,000 |