Akatsu Surname

77,626th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akatsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akatsu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6,1951:20,6372,295
Brazil611:3,509,41598,831
United States331:10,983,604436,696
France21:33,211,361423,184
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Akatsu Last Name Facts

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

Akatsu is carried by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akatsu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Akatsu? popularity and diffusion

Akatsu is the 77,626th most frequently held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,156,570 people. The surname Akatsu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Akatsu are found; 98 percent are found in East Asia and 98 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most commonly used in Japan, where it is held by 6,195 people, or 1 in 20,637. In Japan it is mostly found in: Ibaraki Prefecture, where 35 percent live, Tokyo Metropolis, where 19 percent live and Fukushima Prefecture, where 17 percent live. Excluding Japan this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Akatsu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Akatsu surname are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Akatsu earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.03% more than the national average, earning $59,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akatshu921/
Akatsuu921/
Okatsu83119/
Akotsu8343/
Okaetsu773/
Ohkatsu772/
Ookatsu771/
Aiketsu771/
Akazu7330/
Heikatsu711/
Akachu6742/
Akacou6736/
Eketsu6721/
Akaazu6711/
Okotsu671/
Akazzu671/
Akaezu671/
Akauzu671/

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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 Akatsu
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