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