Last Name :
NakagawaraLast Name in Japanese Kanji(Hiragana) :
中川原(なかがわら)
Meaning :
中 meaning in, inside, middle, mean, center./ 川 meaning stream, river, river or three-stroke river radical (no. 47)./ 原 meaning meadow, original, primitive, field, plain, prairie, tundra, wilderness.
Estimated Population in Japan :
3,600
Population Rank :
3532 out of 10,000 entries
Other Readings of Nakagawara(中川原):
Nakagahara, Nakagawahara, Nakakawara, Nakakahara, Nakakawahara
Top 5 populations of Nakagawara(中川原) by prefecture:
1 : Fukuoka
2 : Aomori
3 : Hokkaido
4 : Tokyo
5 : Iwate
Origin :
Japanese
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