LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Tanaka
Tanaka is the 4,706th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 7,304 people carried it, about 2.4 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Tanaka are Asian American.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Asian American76.4%
Multiracial11.3%
White7.7%
Hispanic4.2%
Black0.4%
Native American0.1%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#3,565
7,461
2000
#4,160
7,887
2010
#4,439
7,994
2020
#4,706
7,304