Tanaka

Tanaka
Pronunciation	Tanaka
Origin
Word/name	Japanese
Meaning	varies
Region of origin	Japan

Tanaka (たなか) is the fourth most common Japanese surname. It is typically written with the kanji for ricefield & middle (田中).^[2] Less common variants include many & middle (多中), many & relationship (多仲), another & middle (他中), shelf & low (棚下), shelf & summer (棚夏) and many & name & congratulation (多名賀).^{[citation needed]}

People with the surname

Tanaka (musician) (たなか; born 1998), Japanese musician formerly known as Boku no Lyric no Bōyomi
Aimi Tanaka (田中あいみ; born 1992), Japanese voice actress
Akira Tanaka (田中章; born 1942), Japanese hurdler
Anna Tanaka (田中杏奈; born 2005), Japanese singer and model, member of girl group MEOVV
Ao Tanaka (田中碧; born 1998), Japanese footballer
Asuna Tanaka (田中明日菜; born 1988), Japanese women's footballer
Atomu Tanaka (田中亜土夢; born 1987), Japanese footballer
Atsuko Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Ayumi Tanaka (born 1986), Japanese pianist and composer
Bansen Tanaka (田中万川; 1912–1988), Japanese aikidoka
Chie Tanaka (田中千絵; born 1981), Japanese model and actress
Tanaka Chigaku (田中智學; 1861–1939), Japanese Buddhist scholar and preacher
Chikage Tanaka (田中千景; born 1973), Japanese speed skater
Tanaka Chikao (田中千禾夫; 1905–1995), Japanese playwright and dramatist
Tanaka Chōbei (田中長兵衛), Japanese merchant
Chōtoku Tanaka (田中長徳; born 1947), Japanese photographer
Chōzaburō Tanaka (田中長三郎; 1885–1976), Japanese botanist and mycologist
Daijiro Tanaka (田中大二郎; born 1988), Japanese baseball player
Daiki Tanaka (田中大貴; born 1991), Japanese basketball player
Dean Tanaka, the birth name of Dean Cain (born 1966), American actor
Eiichi Tanaka (田中英一; born 1941), Japanese Nordic combined skier
Eiichi Tanaka [ja] (1901–1980), Japanese police officer and politician
Eiko Tanaka (田中栄子), Japanese anime producer
Eizō Tanaka (田中栄三; 1886–1968), Japanese film director, screenwriter, and actor
Elly Tanaka (born 1965), American biochemist
Eri Tanaka (たなかえり; born 1977), Japanese actress and voice actress
Eugenia Tanaka (born 1987), Indonesian-born Australian badminton player
Evelyn Tanaka, Canadian politician
Tanaka Fujimaro (田中不二麿; 1845–1909), Japanese statesman and educator
Fumiaki Tanaka (田中史朗; born 1985), Japanese rugby union player
Fumon Tanaka (田中普門; born 1943), Japanese martial artist
Gary A. Tanaka (born 1943), Japanese-American businessman and philanthropist
Ginnosuke Tanaka (田中銀之助; 1873–1933), Japanese rugby union player
Tanaka Giichi (田中義一; 1864–1929), Japanese general, politician, and Prime Minister of Japan
Haruko Tanaka, American artist and filmmaker
Haruo Tanaka (田中春男; 1912–1992), Japanese actor
Hayuma Tanaka (田中隼磨; born 1982), Japanese footballer
Hidekazu Tanaka (田中秀和; born 1987), Japanese composer and arranger
Hidemichi Tanaka (田中秀道; born 1971), Japanese golfer
Hidemitsu Tanaka (田中英光; 1913–1949), Japanese novelist
Hideo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Hideyuki Tanaka (田中秀幸; born 1950), Japanese voice actor
Hikaru Tanaka (田中光; born 1972), Japanese gymnast
Hime Tanaka (田中ヒメ), Japanese singer and HimeHina Virtual YouTuber duo
Hiroaki Tanaka (田中洋明; born 1979), Japanese footballer
Hitomi Tanaka (田中瞳, born 1986), Japanese nude and former pornographic actress
Hirokazu Tanaka (田中宏和; born 1957), Japanese composer and musician
Hiroki Tanaka (田中寛己; born 1991), Japanese footballer
Hiromasa Tanaka (田中宏昌; born 1981), Japanese decathlete
Hiromichi Tanaka (田中弘道; born 1962), Japanese video game developer, producer, director and designer
Hiroshi Tanaka (athlete) (田中弘; born 1915, date of death unknown), Japanese high jumper
Hiroshi Tanaka (field hockey) (田中博司; born 1941), Japanese field hockey player
Hiroshi Tanaka (figure skater) (田中衆史; born 1972), Japanese figure skater
Hiroto Tanaka (田中裕人; born 1990), Japanese footballer
Hiroyasu Tanaka (田中浩康; born 1982), Japanese baseball player
Hisakazu Tanaka (田中久一; 1889–1947), Japanese general
Hisao Tanaka, also known as Martin Tanaka (died 1991), American professional wrestler
Tanaka Hisashige (田中久重; 1799–1891), Japanese rangaku scholar, engineer and inventor
Hisayoshi Tanaka (田中久喜; born 1979), Japanese swimmer
Ichimatsu Tanaka (田中一松; 1895–1983), Japanese academic, art historian and curator
Ikko Tanaka (田中一光; 1930–2002), Japanese graphic designer
Issei Tanaka (田仲一成; 1932/1933–2025), Japanese writer
Tanaka Isson (田中一村), born Tanaka Jun (1908–1977), Japanese Nihonga painter
Izuki Tanaka (田中泉樹; born 1992), Japanese field hockey player
Janice Tanaka, American artist
Janis Tanaka (born 1963), American musician
Jeffrey S. Tanaka (1958–1992), American psychologist and statistician
Jin Tanaka (田中仁; born 1976), Japanese screenwriter
Jiro Tanaka (田中次郎; 1917–2017), Japanese mechanical engineer
Jujiro Tanaka (田中重次郎; born 1947), Japanese rower
Jun Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Junko Tanaka (田中順子; born 1973), Japanese synchronized swimmer
Junya Tanaka (田中順也; born 1987), Japanese footballer
Kakuei Tanaka (田中角栄; 1918–1993), Japanese politician and Prime Minister of Japan
Kan Tanaka (田中完), Japanese voice actor
Kane Tanaka (田中カ子; 1903–2022), oldest verified Japanese person ever
Karen Tanaka (田中カレン; born 1961), Japanese composer
Kazuhiro Tanaka (田中一弘; born 1970), Japanese drifting driver
Karlee Tanaka (born 2003), American singer-songwriter and dancer
Kazuhiro Tanaka (pentathlete) (田中和宏; born 1936), Japanese modern pentathlete
Kazuhito Tanaka (田中和仁; born 1985), Japanese gymnast
Kazuki Tanaka (baseball) (田中和基; born 1994), Japanese baseball player
Kazuki Tanaka (footballer) (田中和樹; born 2000), Japanese footballer
Kazunari Tanaka (田中一成; 1967–2016), Japanese voice actor
Kazunori Tanaka (田中和徳; born 1949), Japanese politician
Kazuo Tanaka, Japanese engineer
Kei Tanaka (田中圭; born 1984), Japanese actor
Keiji Tanaka (田中刑事; born 1994), Japanese figure skater
Keishu Tanaka (田中慶秋; 1938–2022), Japanese politician
Keita Tanaka (田中恵太; born 1989), Japanese footballer
Ken Tanaka (actor) (田中健; born 1951), Japanese actor
Kengo Tanaka (田中謙吾; born 1989), Japanese footballer
Kenichi Tanaka, Japanese mixed martial artist
Kenjiro Tanaka (田中健二朗; born 1989), Japanese baseball player
Kenneth K. Tanaka (born 1947), Japanese-born American Buddhist writer
Kensuke Tanaka (田中賢介; born 1981), Japanese baseball player
Kenta Tanaka (田中健太; born 1988), Japanese field hockey player
Kinuyo Tanaka (田中絹代; 1909–1977), Japanese actress and director
Kishio Tanaka (田中毅司雄; born 1946), Japanese swimmer
Kohei Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Kohsuke Tanaka (田中広輔; born 1989), Japanese baseball player
Koichi Tanaka (田中耕一; born 1959), Japanese chemist
Koichi Tanaka (fighter) (born 1971), Japanese mixed martial artist
Koji Tanaka (田中孝司; born 1955), Japanese footballer and manager
Kōjō Tanaka (田中光常; 1924–2016), Japanese photographer
Koki Tanaka (田中聖; born 1985), Japanese singer-songwriter, actor and idol
Kōki Tanaka (artist) (田中功起; born 1975), Japanese videographer
Komimasa Tanaka (田中小実昌; 1925–2000), Japanese writer and translator
Kosei Tanaka (田中恒成, born 1995), Japanese boxer
Kōtarō Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Kotono Tanaka (田中琴乃; born 1991), Japanese rhythmic gymnast
Kunie Tanaka (田中邦衛; 1932–2021), Japanese actor
Kunihiko Tanaka (田中久仁彦; born 1970), Japanese manga artist and character designer
Luana Tanaka (born 1989), Brazilian actress
Machi Tanaka (田中真知; born 1983), Japanese long-distance runner
Makiko Tanaka (田中眞紀子; born 1944) Japanese politician
Makoto Tanaka (田中誠; born 1975), Japanese footballer
Mamiko Tanaka (田中真美子; born 1996), Japanese basketball player
Manami Tanaka (田中真奈美; born 1989), Japanese voice actress
Marcio Tanaka (born 1980), Japanese-Brazilian baseball player
Marcus Tulio Tanaka (born 1981) Brazilian-born Japanese footballer
Mari Tanaka (田中麻里; born 1987), Japanese tennis player
Masaaki Tanaka (田中正明; 1911–2006), Japanese writer
Masahiko Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Masahiro Tanaka (田中将大; born 1988), Japanese baseball player
Masako Tanaka, known as Mineko Iwasaki (born 1949), Japanese geisha
Masami Tanaka (田中雅美; born 1979), Japanese swimmer
Masashi Tanaka (田中政志; born 1962), Japanese manga artist
Masato Tanaka (田中正人; born 1973), Japanese professional wrestler
Masayuki Tanaka (田中昌之; born 1951), Japanese singer
Mayumi Tanaka (田中真弓; born 1955), Japanese voice actress
Meca Tanaka (田中メカ), Japanese manga artist
Michiko Tanaka (田中路子; 1909–1988), Japanese singer and actress
Michinori Tanaka (田中路教; born 1990), Japanese mixed martial artist
Miho Tanaka (田中美保; born 1976), Japanese badminton player
Miho Tanaka (model) (田中美保; born 1983), Japanese model, television personality and actress
Miki Tanaka (田中美衣; born 1987), Japanese judoka
Mikiyasu Tanaka (田中幹保; born 1955), Japanese volleyball player and coach
Miku Tanaka (田中美久; born 2001), Japanese idol
Min Tanaka (田中泯; born 1945), Japanese dancer and actor
Mina Tanaka (田中美南; born 1994), Japanese women's footballer
Mina Tanaka (luger) (田中三奈; born 1971), Japanese luger
Minami Tanaka (田中美海; born 1996), Japanese voice actress
Minami Tanaka (announcer) (田中みな実; born 1986), Japanese announcer
Mineko Tanaka (田中美音子; born 1975), Japanese handball player
Minoru Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Misako Tanaka (田中美佐子; born 1959), Japanese actress
Misato Tanaka (田中美里; born 1977), Japanese actress
Mitsu Tanaka (田中美津; born 1945), Japanese feminist and writer
Mitsuteru Tanaka (田中光輝; born 1971), Japanese cyclist
Miyako Tanaka (田中京; born 1967), Japanese synchronized swimmer
Nanae Tanaka (田中奈々絵; born 1975), Japanese fencer
Naoki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Noboru Tanaka (田中登; 1937–2006), Japanese film director
Noboru Tanaka (field hockey) (田中昇; 1912-?), Japanese field hockey player
Nobuo Tanaka (田中伸男; born 1950), Japanese former executive director of the International Energy Agency
Nobutaka Tanaka (田中信孝; born 1971), Japanese footballer
Nobuyuki Tanaka (田中伸幸), Japanese economic botanist
Norio Tanaka (田中法生), Japanese aquatic botanist
Nozomi Tanaka (田中希実; born 1999), Japanese long-distance runner
Pat Tanaka (born 1961), American professional wrestler
Professor Tanaka (1930–2000), American professional wrestler
Paul Tanaka American law enforcement officer and politician
Raishō Tanaka (田中頼璋; 1868–1940), Japanese painter
Raizō Tanaka (田中頼三; 1892–1969), Japanese admiral
Reina Tanaka (田中れいな; born 1989), Japanese singer
Rena Tanaka (田中麗奈; born 1980), Japanese actress and television personality
Rie Tanaka (田中理恵; born 1979), Japanese singer and voice actress
Rie Tanaka (gymnast) (田中理恵; born 1987), Japanese artistic gymnast
Riku Tanaka (田中陸; born 1999), Japanese footballer
Ritsuko Tanaka (田中律子; born 1971), Japanese actress, television personality and singer
Romeo Tanaka (田中ロミオ; born 1973), Japanese writer and artist
Ronald Phillip Tanaka (1944–2007), Japanese-American poet and editor
Ryo Tanaka (田中遼; born 1987), Japanese ice hockey player
Ryohei Tanaka (1933–2019), Japanese artist
Ryōichi Tanaka (田中亮一; born 1947), Japanese voice actor
Ryōko Tanaka (田中涼子; born 1973), Japanese voice actress
Ryosei Tanaka (田中良生; born 1963), Japanese politician
Ryūkichi Tanaka (田中隆吉; 1896–1972), Japanese general
Sakai Tanaka (田中宇; born 1961), Japanese journalist
Sakuji Tanaka, Japanese businessman
Sara Tanaka (born 1978), American actress
Satoko Tanaka (田中聡子; born 1942), Japanese swimmer
Satoshi Tanaka (田中聡; born 2002), Japanese footballer
Seigi Tanaka (田中正義; born 1994), Japanese baseball player
Seiichi Tanaka (田中誠一; born 1943), Japanese taiko player
Sendai Tanaka (田中繊大; born 1972), Japanese boxing trainer
Setsuji Tanaka (田中節治; 1909–2001), Japanese rower
Shelley Tanaka, Canadian editor, author, translator, and writing teacher
Shigeho Tanaka (田中茂穂; 1878–1974), Japanese ichthyologist and professor of zoology
Shigeki Tanaka (田中茂樹; 1931–2022), Japanese long-distance runner
Shiho Tanaka (田中志穗; born 1992), Japanese badminton player
Shiho Tanaka (judoka) (田中志歩; born 1998), Japanese judoka
Shinako Tanaka (田中姿子; born 1975), Japanese beach volleyball player
Tanaka Shinbei (田中新兵衛; 1832–1863), Japanese samurai and assassin
Shingai Tanaka (1942–2007), Japanese calligrapher
Shinichi Tanaka (ski jumper) (田中信一; born 1959), Japanese ski jumper
Shin'ichi Tanaka (photographer) (田中新一), Japanese photographer
Shinji Tanaka (田中真二; born 1960), Japanese footballer and manager
Shizuichi Tanaka (田中静壱; 1887–1945), Japanese general
Sho Tanaka (田中翔; born 1989), Japanese professional wrestler
Sho Tanaka (footballer) (田中憧; born 1994), Japanese footballer
Shohé Tanaka (田中正平; 1862–1945), Japanese physicist, music theorist, and inventor
Tanaka Shōsuke (田中勝助), 17th-century Japanese merchant and explorer
Shōzō Tanaka (田中正造; 1841–1913), Japanese politician and conservationist
Shun Tanaka (田中舜; born 1988), Japanese footballer
Shunichi Tanaka (田中俊一; born 1987), Japanese footballer
Shunta Tanaka (baseball) (田中俊太; born 1993), Japanese baseball player
Shunta Tanaka (footballer) (田中駿汰; born 1997), Japanese footballer
Shusei Tanaka (田中秀征; born 1940), Japanese politician
Shuta Tanaka (田中秀太; born 1977), Japanese baseball player
Shuto Tanaka (田中秀人; born 1985), Japanese footballer
Soichi Tanaka (田中奏一; born 1989), Japanese footballer
Sōichirō Tanaka (footballer) (田中総一郎; born 1993), Japanese footballer
Sōichirō Tanaka (voice actor) (田中総一郎; born 1964), Japanese voice actor
Soshi Tanaka (田中総司; born 1982), Japanese figure skater
Sumie Tanaka (田中澄江; 1908–2000), Japanese screenwriter and playwright
Takashi Tanaka, a.k.a. Banjō Ginga (born 1948), Japanese voice actor
Takahiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Takako Tanaka (田中貴子), Japanese voice actress
Tamami Tanaka (田中珠美; born 1975), Japanese biathlete
Tatsuya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Teisuke Tanaka (田中楨助; 1937–2015), Japanese motorcycle racer
Terukazu Tanaka (田中輝和,; born 1985), Japanese footballer
Teruki Tanaka (田中輝希; born 1992), Japanese footballer
Terumi Tanaka (田中煕巳; born 1932), Japanese anti-nuclear and anti-war activist
Teruyo Tanaka (田中照代; born 1959), Japanese Paralympic athlete
Tetsushi Tanaka (田中哲司; born 1966), Japanese actor
Tia Tanaka (born 1987), Indonesian-born American pornographic actress
Tetsuya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Togo Tanaka (1916–2009), American journalist and newspaper editor
Tokutarō Tanaka (田中徳太郎; 1909–1989), Japanese photographer
Tokuzō Tanaka (田中徳三; 1920–2007), Japanese film director
Tommy Tanaka, Guam politician
Tomohiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Tomoko Tanaka (田中智子; born 1958), Japanese ice dancer
Tomomi Tanaka (田中智美; born 1988), Japanese long-distance runner
Tomoyuki Tanaka (田中友幸), Japanese film producer
Torahiko Tanaka (田中寅彦; born 1957), Japanese shogi player
Tanaka Tosa (田中土佐; 1820–1868), Japanese samurai
Toshiaki Tanaka (田中利明; 1935–1998), Japanese table tennis player
Toshibumi Tanaka (田中敏文; 1911–1982), Japanese politician
Toshimitsu Tanaka (田中利光; 1930–2020), Japanese composer
Toshiya Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Toshiyuki Tanaka (田中利幸; born 1985), Japanese equestrian
Tsuneo Tanaka (田中常雄), Japanese diplomat
Tsunetoshi Tanaka (田中恒利; died 2014), Japanese politician
Tsutomu Tanaka (田中勉; born 1939), Japanese baseball player
Wataru Tanaka (田中渉; born 2000), Japanese footballer
Yasuhiro Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Yasukazu Tanaka (田中雍和; born 1933), Japanese footballer
Yasuo Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Yasushi Tanaka (田中保; 1886–1941), Japanese artist
Yasushin Tanaka (田中保伸; born 1945), Japanese ice hockey player
Yōji Tanaka (田中要次; born 1968), Japanese actor
Yoko Tanaka (田中陽; born 1993), Japanese women's footballer
Yoshikazu Tanaka (田中良和; born 1977), Japanese businessman
Yoshiki Tanaka (田中芳樹; born 1952), Japanese novelist
Yoshiko Tanaka (田中好子; 1956–2011), Japanese actress
Yoshiko Tanaka (table tennis) (田中良子), Japanese table tennis player
Tanaka Yoshio (田中芳男; 1838–1916), Japanese civil servant and naturalist
Yoshio Tanaka (swimmer) (田中純夫; born 1930), Japanese swimmer
Yudai Tanaka (footballer, born 1988) (田中雄大), Japanese footballer
Yudai Tanaka (footballer, born 1995) (田中雄大), Japanese footballer
Yūichi Tanaka (田中悠一; born 1985), Japanese shogi player
Yuji Tanaka (田中裕二; born 1965), Japanese comedian
Yuka Tanaka (born 1974), Japanese tennis player
Yuki Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Yukinori Tanaka (田中穂徳; born 1966), Japanese swimmer
Yukio Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people
Yūko Tanaka (田中裕子; born 1955), Japanese actress
Yurie Tanaka (田中友理恵; born 1989), Japanese biathlete
Yūsuke Tanaka (disambiguation), multiple people

Fictional characters

Lady Tanaka, is the main antagonist in the movie "The Punisher"(1989)
Tanaka, a character in the manga series Black Butler
Tanaka, the household servant in Full Moon o Sagashite
Tanaka, the Usami household butler in Junjo Romantica
Tanaka, from Kimi ni Todoke
Tanaka, a character in the light novel series Mayoi Neko Overrun
Tanaka, from Tanaka-kun is Always Listless
Mr. Tanaka, from F-Zero GX
Mr. Tanaka, from Sonic X
Mr. Tanaka, from the anime Gantz
President Tanaka, from Persona 3
Aiko Tanaka from Oyasumi Punpun
Asuka Tanaka, from Sound! Euphonium
David Tanaka, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
Drew Tanaka from The Heroes of Olympus and The Kane Chronicles
Gundham Tanaka from Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair
Holly Tanaka, a character in the video Game Halo 5: Guardians
Ichiro Tanaka, character from Medal of Honor: Rising Sun
Isuro Tanaka, from the film Major League II
Tanaka Kazuya, from School Rumble
Ken Tanaka, a character in the television series Glee
Kida Tanaka, from Fear & Hunger 2: Termina
Koyuki Tanaka, from SBK: Snowboard Kids
Leo Tanaka, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
Mabel Tanaka, main protagonist in the Pixar animated film Hoppers
Opal Tanaka, a Marvel Comics character
Ryūnosuke Tanaka from Haikyū!!
Shinichiro Tanaka, from Battle Royale (film, Special Edition)
Shinji Tanaka, from Yakuza (video game)
Souichirou Tanaka, character from Genshiken
Taro Tanaka, from Taro the Space Alien (Uchūjin Tanaka Tarō)
Tiger Tanaka, from the James Bond novel and film You Only Live Twice
Tom Tanaka, from Durarara!
Lt. Yoshi Tanaka from Magnum, P.I.
Yukio "Koyuki" Tanaka, main character of the manga series BECK
Tricia Tanaka, featured in the episode Tricia Tanaka is Dead from the TV show Lost (2004 TV series)

References

↑ 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives
↑ "明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

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[1] 1990 Census Name Files Archived 2010-10-07 at the Library of Congress Web Archives

[2] "明治安田生命全国同姓調査 [Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company - National same family name investigation]" (PDF) (Press release). Meiji Yasuda Life Insurance Company. 2008-09-24. Retrieved 2019-03-09.

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