Family name 中根 (中根 
, Zhonggen 
, Nakane 
) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen 中根 is habitual in South Africa, where it is a rare surname, Uruguay, and Japan. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in China, South Africa, and Brazil. More frequently, 中根 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 中根 | China |
| Zhonggen | Switzerland, United States, China, Ecuador |
| Nakane | South Africa, Brazil, United States, Japan, China |
| 中根久美子 Japanese seiyū, JP (b. 1901) |
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中根仁 Japanese baseball player, JP (b. 1966) |
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中根一幸 Japanese politician, JP (b. 1969) |
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