SurnameNo. 7 in Japan

Nakamura

Nakamura (中村) is the 7th most common surname in Japan, shared by an estimated 1.08 million people. Its kanji mean middle + village.

な · か · む · ら · なかむら
Written中村なかむらmiddle + village

What Nakamura means

中
middle
村
village

Where the name comes from

Like most Japanese surnames, Nakamura describes a place. Its kanji point to a village, the kind of landmark a family was known by when surnames became compulsory for everyone in 1875.

Famous people named Nakamura

Shunsuke Nakamura 中村 俊輔Japanese association football player
Kosuke Nakamura 中村 航輔Japanese association football player
Tadashi Nakamura 中村 忠Japanese association football player and manager
Naoshi Nakamura 中村 直志Japanese association football player
Keito Nakamura 中村 敬斗Japanese association football player
Kaede Nakamura 中村 楓Japanese association football player

From Wikidata: notable Japanese people with this family name.

Surnames that share a kanji