Cognomen Tanaka (タナカ 
, Tanaka 
, 田中 
) , all over the world, is a common surname. Family name Tanaka is characteristic to Zimbabwe, where it is quite a rare surname, Japan, and Canada. Not in comparison with a country population it is the most numerous in Brazil, Japan, and Indonesia. More prevalently, Tanaka is the forename as well as a last name.
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| タナカ | Japan |
| Tanaka | Zimbabwe, Japan, United States, Brazil, Indonesia |
| 田中 | Japan, China |
| Танака | Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Russia |
Danaka, Denchu, Tanai, Tanouchi, Tanouti, Tauchi, Tauti, Tañaka, Акира, Даисукэ, Дзюн, Кодзи, Макото, Масами, Масато, Осаму, Сёдзи, Такаси, Танаи, Таути, Тацуо, Тацуя, Тулио, Тэцуя, Хироюки, Хисао, Хитоси, Ясухиро, ตานาคา, ทะนะกะ, ทานากะ, ทานาก้า, 田内, and Ｔａｎａｋａ
| Tanaka no Norimaro Japan (b. 650) |
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| Tanaka no Kiyohito Japan (b. 750) |
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| Tanaka no Tadamaro Japan (b. 750) |
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| Tanaka Shōsuke Japanese trader, diplomat, technician early Japanese contact with the Americas, Japan (b. 1501) |
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| Tanaka Yoshimasa Japan (b. 1548) |
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| Tanaka Masanaga Japan (b. 1550) |
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| Tanaka Yoshitsugu Japan (b. 1550) |
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| Tanaka Yasumasa Japan (b. 1550) |
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| Tanaka Yoshitada Japan (b. 1553) |
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| Tanaka Yoshisuke Japanese daimyō, Japan (b. 1593) |
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| Tanaka Tadamasa Japan (b. 1585) |
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| Tanaka Yoshinobu Japan (b. 1587) |
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| Tanaka Masaharu Japan (b. 1613) |
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| Tanaka Yasusada Japan (b. 1641) |
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| Tanaka Morichika Japan (b. 1649) |
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| Tanaka Sadashirō Japan (b. 1650) |
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| Tanaka Kyūgu Japan (b. 1662) |
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| Tanaka Tōkō Japan (b. 1668) |
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| Tanaka Yoshinori Japan (b. 1691) |
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Tanaka Totsugen Japanese painter, Japan (b. 1767) |
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| Tanaka Michimaro Japan (b. 1724) |
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| Tanaka Yoshizane Japan (b. 1726) |
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Tanaka Ōhide Japan (b. 1777) |
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Jūtarō Tanaka Japan (b. 1783) |
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Tanaka Hisashige Japanese engineer, Japan (b. 1799) |
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| Tanaka Harunaka Japan (b. 1748) |
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| Tanaka Yoshinori Japan (b. 1754) |
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| Tanaka Nikka (b. 1773) |
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Tanaka Chōbei Japaense businessman, Japan (b. 1834) |
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Yoshio Tanaka Japanese civil servant and naturalist., Japan (b. 1838) |
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Shōzō Tanaka Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1841) |
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Tanaka Mitsuaki Japanese military personnel, Japan (b. 1843) |
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Tanaka Fujimaro Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1845) |
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Tanaka Chōbee Japanese businessperson, Japan (b. 1858) |
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Tanaka Yoshinari Japanese historian, Japan (b. 1860) |
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| Shūtei Tanaka Japanese ukiyo-e artist (b. 1810) |
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Tanaka Chigaku Buddhist scholar, Japan (b. 1861) |
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| Tanaka Kiyotoshi (b. 1804) |
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Tanaka Ryūzō Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1864) |
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Tanaka Giichi Japanese general, Japan (b. 1864) |
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Tanaka Kōtarō Japanese engineer and military personnel, Japan (b. 1864) |
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Sukeshirō Tanaka Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1868) |
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Akamaro Tanaka Japanese geographer, Japan (b. 1869) |
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Kunishige Tanaka Japanese military personnel, Japan (b. 1870) |
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| Tanaka Tosa Samuari who fought in the Boshin War, Japan (b. 1820) |
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Motokichi Tanaka Japan (b. 1860) |
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Tanaka Chisato Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1872) |
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Ginnosuke Tanaka Japanese rugby union footballer, Japan (b. 1873) |
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Tanaka Tōjirō Japan (b. 1864) |
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| Tanaka Chiaki Japan (b. 1815) |
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| Tanaka Kawachinosuke Japan (b. 1815) |
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Tanaka Sajima Japan (b. 1867) |
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Kōtarō Tanaka Japan (b. 1868) |
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Tanaka Chiyomatsu Japanese lawyer, Japan (b. 1881) |
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Kan'ichi Tanaka Japanese psychologist, Japan (b. 1882) |
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| Tanaka Shinbei One of the four members of the hitokiri, elite samurai, Japan (b. 1832) |
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Yoshitō Tanaka Japan (b. 1872) |
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Yōtatsu Tanaka Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1885) |
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Keiji Tanaka Japanese geographer, Japan (b. 1885) |
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Hozumi Tanaka Japan (b. 1876) |
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Yasushi Tanaka Japanese artist, Japan (b. 1886) |
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Eizō Tanaka Japanese film director and actor, Japan (b. 1886) |
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Tokujirō Tanaka Japan (b. 1876) |
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Shizuichi Tanaka Japanese general, Japan (b. 1887) |
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| Tanaka Kensuke Japan (b. 1828) |
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Yutaka Tanaka Japanese bridge engineer, Japan (b. 1888) |
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| Tanaka Noritada Japanese historian, Japan (b. 1838) |
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| Tanaka Ichibē Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1838) |
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Hisakazu Tanaka Japanese general, Japan (b. 1889) |
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| Tanaka Tokuaki Japanese swordsmith (b. 1840) |
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Kōtarō Tanaka Japanese judge, Japan (b. 1890) |
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Tanaka Ryoichi Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1890) |
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Takeo Tanaka Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1891) |
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Masao Tanaka Japan (b. 1881) |
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Nobuo Tanaka Japanese military personnel, Japan (b. 1891) |
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Man'itsu Tanaka Japan (b. 1882) |
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| Tanaka Tsunatsune Japanese military personnel, Japan (b. 1842) |
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Seiichi Tanaka Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1892) |
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Tanaka Raizō Japanese admiral, Japan (b. 1892) |
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Shin'ichi Tanaka Japanese military personnel, Japan (b. 1893) |
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Ryūkichi Tanaka Japanese general, Japan (b. 1893) |
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Ryosaburo Tanaka Japanese military officer, Japan (b. 1894) |
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| Tanaka Heihachi Japan (b. 1834) |
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Ichimatsu Tanaka Japanese Academic and art historian, Japan (b. 1895) |
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Waichirō Tanaka Japan (b. 1888) |
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| Tanaka Takamichi Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1848) |
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Kōtarō Tanaka Japan (b. 1888) |
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| Tanaka Yūbi Japan (b. 1840) |
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Yukichi Tanaka Japanese painter, Japan (b. 1901) |
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| Tanaka Torazō Japan (b. 1841) |
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Mitsugu Tanaka Japan (b. 1891) |
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Eiichi Tanaka Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1901) |
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Kane Tanaka Japanese supercentenarian world's oldest living person, Japan (b. 1903) |
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| Tanaka Gentarō Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1853) |
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Naraichi Tanaka Japanese police officer, Japan (b. 1903) |
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Ayako Tanaka Ishigaki American activist, USA (b. 1903) |
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Shōji Tanaka Japanese politician, Japan (b. 1903) |
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| Tanaka Kinpō Japan (b. 1844) |
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| Tanaka Genzō Japan (b. 1844) |
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Suekichi Tanaka Japanese judoka, Japan (b. 1905) |
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