Nakama

See also: nakama, nākama, and nākamā

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 仲間 (Nakama).

Proper noun

Nakama (plural Nakamas)

1. A surname from Japanese.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Nakama is the 35622^nd 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.

Anagrams

• Namaka