Akashi Surname
Approximately 27,660 people bear this surname
Akashi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 25,691 | 1:4,976 | 795 |
| Iran | 628 | 1:122,265 | 11,358 |
| Bangladesh | 360 | 1:442,658 | 11,259 |
| Brazil | 272 | 1:787,038 | 28,581 |
| United States | 198 | 1:1,830,601 | 119,637 |
| Iraq | 126 | 1:277,950 | 5,710 |
| Nigeria | 62 | 1:2,857,141 | 90,271 |
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Cameroon | 48 | 1:432,689 | 36,488 |
| DR Congo | 48 | 1:1,539,158 | 86,567 |
| Israel | 34 | 1:251,695 | 22,987 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Pakistan | 16 | 1:11,165,243 | 51,703 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Philippines | 6 | 1:16,873,037 | 249,062 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
Akashi (7,992) may also be a first name.
Akashi Demographics
Average Akashi Salary in
United States
$51,833 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akashi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akashi Come From? nationality or country of origin
Akashi (Arabic: اكاشي, Bengali: আকাশী, Hindi: आकाशी, Marathi: आकाशी, Oriya: ଆକାଶୀ, Russian: Акаши) is found most frequently in Japan. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akashi? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akashi is the 19,791st most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 263,469 people. Akashi is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Akashi are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 71,148th most numerous first name throughout the world, held by 7,992 people.
It is most frequently used in Japan, where it is carried by 25,691 people, or 1 in 4,976. In Japan it is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 11 percent are found, Fukuoka Prefecture, where 11 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Beside Japan it occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 2 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 1 percent are found.
Akashi Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Sunni (92%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Akashi surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered with the political party.
Akashi earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.13% more than the national average, earning $51,833 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akashi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akashi in the Marathi language | ||
| आकाशी | akasi | 87.38 |
| आकािश | akaisa | 4.65 |
| आकशी | akasi | 2.66 |
| अकाशी | akasi | 1.33 |
| आकाशीापा | akasiapa | 0.66 |
| िवकास | ivakasa | 0.66 |
| अकािश | akaisa | 0.33 |
| एकाशी | ekasi | 0.33 |
| Akashi in the Oriya language | ||
| ଆକାଶୀ | akasi | 63.33 |
| ଆକାଶି | akasi | 33.33 |
| ଅକାଶ | akasa | 3.33 |
| Akashi in the Bengali language | ||
| আকাশী | akasi | 62.5 |
| অকাশী | akasi | 37.5 |
| Akashi in the Hindi language | ||
| आकाशी | akasi | 54.74 |
| अकाशी | akasi | 43.8 |
| एकाशी | ekasi | 0.73 |
| आकशी | akasi | 0.73 |
| Akashi in the Russian language | ||
| Акаши | akasi | - |
| Akashi in the Arabic language | ||
| اكاشي | akashy | - |
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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 Akashi
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