Akahira Surname

153,541st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,863 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akahira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akahira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan2,8581:44,7323,789
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Akahira Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Akahira Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Akahira is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akahira? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akahira is the 153,541st most common family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,545,423 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Akahira live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

It is most commonly used in Japan, where it is borne by 2,858 people, or 1 in 44,732. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Aomori Prefecture, where 37 percent live, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Akita Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 0 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Okahira86658/
Akahiro8661/
Akehira862/
Akhouirat751/
Okahiro7131/
Okohira7117/
Akouira7114/
Akehiro713/
Akeuhra711/
Akaerea711/
Ekhouira679/
Akaeeray671/
Ekaera6255/
Akeura626/
Akaero622/
Okaera621/
Akeerah5724/
Akaeruo5716/
Ekaaera573/
Accaera571/
Aicaera571/
Okoehiero503/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Akahira
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