All over the world, 山中 (Yamanaka 
, 山中 , Яманака 
) is a rare dominantly boy's, but seldom feminine given name. The given name 山中 is characteristic of China, where it is a very rare principally male, but very infrequently feminine name, Japan, where it is a very rare boy's name, and Indonesia, where it is a very rare female name. More prevalently, 山中 is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Yamanaka | China, Brazil, Indonesia, United States, Japan |
| 山中 | China |
| Яманака | Russia |
山中 is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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山中静逸 JP (b. 1822) |
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山中 定次郎 JP (b. 1866) |
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| 山中忠左衛門 JP (b. 1821) |
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山中恒三 Japanese lawyer (1886-1975), JP (b. 1886) |
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| 山中隣之助 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1840) |
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| 山中共古 Japanese pastor (1850-1928), JP (b. 1850) |
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山中貞雄 Japanese film director, JP (b. 1909) |
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| 山中古洞 Japanese painter (1869-1945), JP (b. 1869) |
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| 山中柴吉 Japanese military personnel, JP (b. 1870) |
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山中貞則 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1921) |
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| 山中 峯太郎 Japanese army soldier, novelist, translator (1885-1966), JP (b. 1885) |
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山中雅博 Japanese baseball player, JP (b. 1937) |
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| 山中辰四郎 Japanese politician (1889-1971), JP (b. 1889) |
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山中 毅 Japanese swimmer, JP (b. 1939) |
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| 山中かく Japanese Centenarian, JP (b. 1894) |
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