Nakama
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 仲間 (Nakama).
Proper noun
Nakama (plural Nakamas)
- A surname from Japanese.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Nakama is the 35622nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 631 individuals. Nakama is most common among White (76.39%) and Mixed Race (11.73%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Nakama”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 647.