Akasawa Surname

2,075,631st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 82 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Peru

Akasawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akasawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan371:3,455,25134,832
Peru351:908,11818,273
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akasawa Last Name Facts

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

Akasawa is found most frequently in Japan. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akasawa? popularity and diffusion

Akasawa is the 2,075,631st most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 55 percent of Akasawa live; 52 percent live in South America and 45 percent live in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 37 people, or 1 in 3,455,251. In Japan Akasawa is most numerous in: Miyagi Prefecture, where 81 percent are found, Tochigi Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Japan Akasawa exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Peru, where 43 percent are found and Brazil, where 10 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 Akasawa
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