Last Name TANAKA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • TANAKA is ranked as the 4623rd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,534.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 2.68 people named TANAKA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named TANAKA is 9,302, the rank is 4,160 and the proportion per 100k Americans named TANAKA is 2.92.

Last Names TANAKA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,534 +/-3.8%
  • National Rank 4,623
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 9,302
  • National Rank 4,160
  • Proportion/100k 2.92

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name TANAKA is 7.4% White, 2.1% Hispanic origin, 0.2% Black, 82.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 7.3% Two or More Races, and 0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name TANAKA have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name TANAKA is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name TANAKA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 7.4% 63.9% -56.5%
Hispanic origin 2.1% 16.3% -14.2%
Black 0.2% 12.3% -12.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 82.9% 4.9% 78.0%
Two or more races 7.3% 1.8% 5.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.1% 0.7% -0.6%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named TANAKA is California where 3,880 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named TANAKA, as 200.18 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Hawaii.
  • Hawaii is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Alabama (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 20 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names TANAKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 272 2.11 97.1% Indiana 33 0.5 79.0% Iowa 7 0.24 48.9% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 41 0.41 84.0% Minnesota 52 0.95 86.5% Missouri 20 0.67 71.4% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 39.5% Ohio 27 0.24 73.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 13 0.22 60.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name TANAKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 272 2.11 97.1%
Indiana 33 0.5 79.0%
Iowa 7 0.24 48.9%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 41 0.41 84.0%
Minnesota 52 0.95 86.5%
Missouri 20 0.67 71.4%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 39.5%
Ohio 27 0.24 73.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 13 0.22 60.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names TANAKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 87.4% Arizona 110 1.63 94.1% California 3,880 10 99.7% Colorado 149 2.77 95.9% Hawaii 2,842 200.18 100.0% Idaho 70 4.3 91.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 110 3.88 95.4% New Mexico 20 0.94 71.7% Oregon 168 4.23 96.2% Utah 58 1.97 86.0% Washington 358 5.08 98.3% Wyoming 19 3.19 71.5%

West States
State stats for the first name TANAKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 87.4%
Arizona 110 1.63 94.1%
California 3,880 10 99.7%
Colorado 149 2.77 95.9%
Hawaii 2,842 200.18 100.0%
Idaho 70 4.3 91.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 110 3.88 95.4%
New Mexico 20 0.94 71.7%
Oregon 168 4.23 96.2%
Utah 58 1.97 86.0%
Washington 358 5.08 98.3%
Wyoming 19 3.19 71.5%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names TANAKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 78 2.16 93.1% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 61 0.9 86.5% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 52 0.58 85.6% New York 195 0.99 95.4% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 78.5% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name TANAKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 78 2.16 93.1%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 86.5%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 52 0.58 85.6%
New York 195 0.99 95.4%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 78.5%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names TANAKA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 43.5% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 14 1.52 81.8% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 118 0.59 95.0% Georgia 108 1.07 93.3% Kentucky 65 1.47 86.6% Louisiana 13 0.29 57.7% Maryland 46 0.77 88.3% Mississippi 20 0.67 71.4% North Carolina 61 0.61 91.8% Oklahoma 28 0.73 75.5% South Carolina 12 0.26 68.4% Tennessee 67 1.02 90.1% Texas 148 0.55 93.6% Virginia 59 0.71 90.1% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name TANAKA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 43.5%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 14 1.52 81.8%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 118 0.59 95.0%
Georgia 108 1.07 93.3%
Kentucky 65 1.47 86.6%
Louisiana 13 0.29 57.7%
Maryland 46 0.77 88.3%
Mississippi 20 0.67 71.4%
North Carolina 61 0.61 91.8%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 75.5%
South Carolina 12 0.26 68.4%
Tennessee 67 1.02 90.1%
Texas 148 0.55 93.6%
Virginia 59 0.71 90.1%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with TANAKA as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have TANAKA as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named TANAKA.

The most popular full name is David TANAKA. 1.03% of all the people named TANAKA have this given name.

There are 903 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name TANAKA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David TANAKA 1.03%
2 John TANAKA 1.03%
3 Michael TANAKA 1.03%
4 Richard TANAKA 0.98%
5 Robert TANAKA 0.92%
6 Steven TANAKA 0.82%
7 George TANAKA 0.76%
8 Betty TANAKA 0.71%
9 Carol TANAKA 0.71%
10 James TANAKA 0.65%
11 Mark TANAKA 0.65%
12 Cynthia TANAKA 0.60%
13 Karen TANAKA 0.60%
14 Amy TANAKA 0.54%
15 Barbara TANAKA 0.49%
16 Jean TANAKA 0.49%
17 Nancy TANAKA 0.49%
18 Yoko TANAKA 0.49%
19 Patricia TANAKA 0.44%
20 William TANAKA 0.44%