Akai Surname
Approximately 28,542 people bear this surname
Akai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 17,720 | 1:7,215 | 1,076 |
| Kenya | 4,130 | 1:11,182 | 1,405 |
| Nigeria | 3,171 | 1:55,863 | 4,220 |
| Papua New Guinea | 801 | 1:10,179 | 859 |
| Ghana | 762 | 1:35,460 | 4,134 |
| Brazil | 263 | 1:813,971 | 29,498 |
| United States | 202 | 1:1,794,351 | 117,764 |
| Indonesia | 194 | 1:681,697 | 53,131 |
| Ivory Coast | 163 | 1:141,541 | 6,703 |
| Uganda | 157 | 1:248,658 | 18,515 |
| Thailand | 148 | 1:477,286 | 83,618 |
| Cameroon | 80 | 1:259,613 | 25,186 |
| Canada | 79 | 1:466,400 | 40,200 |
| Niger | 76 | 1:252,527 | 7,993 |
| DR Congo | 75 | 1:985,061 | 64,020 |
| Malaysia | 68 | 1:433,739 | 22,323 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Hungary | 36 | 1:272,674 | 21,202 |
| England | 35 | 1:1,591,945 | 67,242 |
| Russia | 32 | 1:4,503,846 | 209,401 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Vietnam | 28 | 1:3,308,788 | 2,300 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Switzerland | 16 | 1:513,307 | 36,405 |
| Germany | 15 | 1:5,367,031 | 196,901 |
| Cook Islands | 15 | 1:1,212 | 304 |
| Iran | 13 | 1:5,906,348 | 134,214 |
| Czechia | 12 | 1:886,122 | 73,425 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Liberia | 10 | 1:440,854 | 21,753 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 6 | 1:227,329 | 10,175 |
| China | 5 | 1:273,464,313 | 13,838 |
| South Africa | 5 | 1:10,835,541 | 204,227 |
| Benin | 5 | 1:2,067,120 | 68,069 |
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Kiribati | 4 | 1:28,352 | 669 |
| Mexico | 4 | 1:31,031,551 | 63,627 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Slovakia | 3 | 1:1,778,817 | 104,392 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Belarus | 2 | 1:4,750,530 | 139,516 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Djibouti | 1 | 1:914,932 | 1,612 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
The alternate forms: Akaï (11) are calculated separately.
Akai (5,704) may also be a first name.
Akai Demographics
Akai Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Akai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akai (Bengali: আকই, Georgian: აკაი, Hindi: अकई, Marathi: अकई, Oriya: ଆକାଇ, Russian: Акаи) has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms: Akaï. For other possible spellings of Akai click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akai? popularity and diffusion
Akai is the 19,267th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 255,327 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 64 percent of Akai reside; 62 percent reside in East Asia and 62 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Akai is also the 88,486th most widespread forename globally, borne by 5,704 people.
It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 17,720 people, or 1 in 7,215. In Japan it is most numerous in: Osaka Prefecture, where 18 percent reside, Hyōgo Prefecture, where 9 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 7 percent reside. Other than Japan this surname occurs in 68 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Akai Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Akai last name is primarily Christian (100%) in Kenya.
In The United States those bearing the Akai last name are 11.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Akai earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 154.95% more than the national average, earning R 605,856 per year; in United States they earn 13.16% more than the national average, earning $48,827 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.99% more than the national average, earning $64,088 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akai in the Georgian language | ||
| აკაი | akai | - |
| Akai in the Bengali language | ||
| আকই | aka'i | 75 |
| অকাই | aka'i | 25 |
| Akai in the Hindi language | ||
| अकई | aka'i | 52.94 |
| अकाई | aka'i | 17.65 |
| आकि | aki | 5.88 |
| आकाइ | aka'i | 5.88 |
| अकइ | aka'i | 5.88 |
| आकई | aka'i | 5.88 |
| अकै | akai | 5.88 |
| Akai in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକାଇ | aka'i | 42.86 |
| ଅକାଇ | aka'i | 28.57 |
| ଏକଇ | eka'i | 14.29 |
| ଆକଇ | aka'i | 14.29 |
| Akai in the Marathi language | ||
| अकई | aka'i | 33.33 |
| आकाई | aka'i | 25 |
| अकाई | aka'i | 25 |
| अकै | akai | 16.67 |
| Akai in the Russian language | ||
| Акаи | akai | - |
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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
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- 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 Akai
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