Nakao

Nakao Meaning & Origin

About Nakao
The surname Nakao is of Japanese origin and is written as 中尾 in kanji characters. The first character "中" means "middle" or "center," while the second character "尾" means "tail." Therefore, the surname Nakao can be interpreted to mean "middle tail" or "center tail." It is a relatively uncommon surname in Japan.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Nakao is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Nakao: 646
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 34,916
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.22

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Nakao based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Nakao is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
NK
🔊 Soundex
N020
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
N AA0 K AA1 OW0
🌐 IPA
/nɑˈkɑoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('NK', '')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
N200

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Nakao in Braille

Here's how to represent Nakao in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Nakao in braille

How to sign the name Nakao using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Nakao using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Nakao in sign language

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