Akashige Surname
Approximately 181 people bear this surname
Akashige Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 176 | 1:726,388 | 17,323 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akashige Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akashige Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akashige occurs more in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akashige? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,267,784th most frequently used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 40,262,685 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Akashige reside; 97 percent reside in East Asia and 97 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The last name is most frequently used in Japan, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 726,388. In Japan Akashige is most common in: Hiroshima Prefecture, where 80 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 17 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 2 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akashinge | 94 | 1,712 | / |
| Akasige | 93 | 2 | / |
| Aikashinge | 89 | 8 | / |
| Akashinghe | 89 | 1 | / |
| Akashingge | 89 | 1 | / |
| Okashige | 88 | 19 | / |
| Akashingi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Akasigi | 80 | 16 | / |
| Akashici | 75 | 1 | / |
| Okashise | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hakashichi | 67 | 151 | / |
| Akasugi | 67 | 30 | / |
| Akasega | 67 | 13 | / |
| Akazigi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akaazege | 63 | 4 | / |
| Okeshigi | 63 | 2 | / |
| Akatcisi | 63 | 1 | / |
| Akochiche | 59 | 1 | / |
| Akaacihgih | 56 | 2 | / |
| Okosije | 53 | 67 | / |
| Okosiga | 53 | 7 | / |
| Okesigi | 53 | 3 | / |
| Okosigha | 50 | 90 | / |
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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 Akashige
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