Akikawa Surname
Approximately 1,111 people bear this surname
Akikawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1,110 | 1:115,175 | 6,562 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
Akikawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akikawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Akikawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Akikawa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Akikawa? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 332,755th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,559,447 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akikawa live; 100 percent live in East Asia and 100 percent live in Nippono-Asia.
Akikawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is held by 1,110 people, or 1 in 115,175. In Japan Akikawa is most prevalent in: Ehime Prefecture, where 24 percent reside, Hokkaido Prefecture, where 15 percent reside and Chiba Prefecture, where 12 percent reside. Aside from Japan this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Akikawa
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