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Tanaka Pronunciation Tanaka 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
Daisuke Tanaka (田中 大輔 , born 1983) , Japanese footballer
Dean Tanaka, the birth name of
Dean Cain (born 1966), American actor
Eiichi Tanaka (田中 英一 , born 1941) , Japanese Nordic combined skier
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
Kenji Tanaka (田中 賢治 , born 1983) , Japanese footballer
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
Masaki Tanaka (田中 優毅 , born 1991) , Japanese footballer
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
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
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
References