Nakahara (written: 中原 or 仲原) is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Andrews Nakahara (born 1983), Japanese-Brazilian MMA fighterChūya Nakahara (1907–1937), Japanese poetKellye Nakahara (born 1950), American actorMai Nakahara (born 1981), Japanese voice actorMorihiko Nakahara (born 1975), Japanese conductorRyutaro Nakahara (born 1979), Japanese composerShigeru Nakahara (born 1961), Japanese voice actorTakayuki Nakahara (born 1984), Japanese soccer playerZenchū Nakahara (1890–1964), Japanese ethnologist