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Family name Takenaka (タケナカ , Takenaka , 竹中 ) , worldwide, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen Takenaka is characteristic of Benin, where it is a rare surname, Singapore, and Japan. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Brazil, Japan, and the United States. More prevalently, Takenaka is the forename as well as the last name.