Akashima Surname

1,806,862nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 104 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akashima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akashima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan991:1,291,35622,719
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Akashima Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akashima is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Akashima.

How Common Is The Last Name Akashima? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,806,862nd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 70,072,557 people. The surname Akashima is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Akashima reside; 95 percent reside in East Asia and 95 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

This last name is most frequent in Japan, where it is held by 99 people, or 1 in 1,291,356. In Japan Akashima is primarily found in: Wakayama Prefecture, where 43 percent are found, Tottori Prefecture, where 42 percent are found and Nagasaki Prefecture, where 4 percent are found. Excluding Japan it exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaashima9413/
Akasima936/
Okashima8855/
Akoshima886/
Hakasima881/
Hakoshima8210/
Akachimad821/
Akasema8040/
Akosima8037/
Okasima8013/
Akasimi803/
Akaasema75203/
Okashimo7567/
Okoshima7523/
Akassime759/
Hakacima756/
Akashemi751/
Okeshima751/
Akaasemah714/
Akaaasema714/
Aucashime712/
Haukosima711/
Aakaasema711/
Okasime6752/
Okazima679/
Okasimi674/
Okesima673/
Akasemi672/
Okosima671/

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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 Akashima
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