Cognomen 山中 (Yamanaka 
, 山中 , Яманака 
) , all over the world, is quite a common last name. The last name 山中 is habitual in Eastern Asia, particularly Taiwan, where it is quite a rare surname, Japan, where it is a rare surname, and Hong Kong. Not in comparison with a country's population, it most frequently occurs in Brazil, Japan, and the United States. Very seldom, 山中 is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Yamanaka | Indonesia, Japan, China, Brazil, United States |
| 山中 | China |
| Яманака | Russia |
| 山中三郎 Japanese historian (1876-1969), JP (b. 1876) |
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ジョー山中 Japanese singer, JP (b. 1946) |
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山中伸弥 Japanese doctor and medical scientist (1962-), JP (b. 1962) |
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山中千尋 Japanese jazz pianist (1974-), JP (b. 1974) |
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| 山中智恵子 Japanese tanka poet, JP (b. 1925) |
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| 山中龍夫 Japanese space researcher, JP (b. 1933) |
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| 山中一郎 Japanese archaeologist, JP (b. 1945) |
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| 山中哲夫 JP (b. 1950) |
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| 山中博一 Japanese baseball player, JP (b. 1963) |
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| 山中玲子 JP (b. 1957) |
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| 山中秀樹 JP (b. 1958) |
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| 山中まどか Japanese seiyū, JP |
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| 山中雄輔 actor, JP (b. 1987) |
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| 山中大地 Japanese speed skater, JP (b. 1990) |
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| 山中亮輔 Japanese association football player, JP (b. 1993) |
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