How Many People Have the Last Name Tanaka?
people had the surname Tanaka in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 36,900 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
Asian and Pacific Islander
Change Since 2000
+107 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Tanaka (77.1%) are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander. The next largest group, 9.4%, are non-Hispanic and of two or more races. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander, Tanaka ranks #183. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Asian or Pacific Islander share fell from 82.9% to 77.1%, and the non-Hispanic and of two or more races share rose from 7.3% to 9.4%.
Withheld: too few people to publish.
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📈 Change Since 2000
Tanaka grew from 7,887 people in 2000 to 7,994 in 2010 (up 1.4%), and its rank fell from #4,160 to #4,439. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.92 to 2.71 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 7,887 | 7,994 |
| Rank | #4,160 | #4,439 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.92 | 2.71 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Tanaka
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Tanaka: T520
👤 Tanaka as a First Name
Tanaka is a first name too: about 132 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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