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).
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