Akaneya Surname

1,817,111th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 103 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akaneya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akaneya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan981:1,304,53422,820
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Niger21:9,596,00886,358

Akaneya Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akaneya occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akaneya? popularity and diffusion

Akaneya is the 1,817,111th most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 70,752,873 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 95 percent of Akaneya reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The surname Akaneya is most widespread in Japan, where it is held by 98 people, or 1 in 1,304,534. In Japan Akaneya is most common in: Akita Prefecture, where 59 percent are found, Yamagata Prefecture, where 27 percent are found and Hokkaido Prefecture, where 4 percent are found. Not including Japan Akaneya occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.

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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 Akaneya
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