Tanaka
| Pronunciation | Tanaka |
|---|---|
| Origin | |
| Word/name | Japanese |
| Meaning | varies |
| Region of origin | Japan |
| [1] | |
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
- 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 (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), 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
- Hideya Tanaka (田中 秀哉, born 1986), Japanese footballer
- Hideyuki Tanaka (田中 秀幸, born 1950), Japanese voice actor
- Hikaru Tanaka (田中 光, born 1972), Japanese gymnast
- Hiroaki Tanaka (田中 洋明, born 1979), Japanese footballer
- 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), 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
- Junya Tanaka (footballer, born 1983) (田中 淳也), 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
- 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
- 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
- Naofumi Tanaka (田中 脩史, born 1993), Japanese footballer
- 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 (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
- 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
- Leo Tanaka, a character in the soap opera Neighbours
- 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)
See also
- Keiko Tanaka-Ikeda (田中-池田 敬子, born 1933), Japanese gymnast
- Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii (born 1969), Japanese linguist
- Tadao Tannaka (淡中 忠郎, 1908–1986), Japanese mathematician
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.