Akisawa Surname
Approximately 2,635 people bear this surname
Akisawa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 2,611 | 1:48,964 | 3,971 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Akisawa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akisawa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akisawa occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Akisawa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 164,585th most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,765,672 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Akisawa reside; 99 percent reside in East Asia and 99 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 2,611 people, or 1 in 48,964. In Japan it is most prevalent in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 33 percent live, Tochigi Prefecture, where 22 percent live and Kōchi Prefecture, where 10 percent live. Not including Japan this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hakisawa | 93 | 16 | / |
| Akhishawa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Akizawa | 86 | 1,772 | / |
| Akusawa | 86 | 1,683 | / |
| Okisawa | 86 | 569 | / |
| Akisava | 86 | 1 | / |
| Akaizawa | 80 | 96 | / |
| Hakusawa | 80 | 43 | / |
| Akissaba | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hachisawa | 75 | 68 | / |
| Akishaeva | 75 | 5 | / |
| Okusawa | 71 | 5,412 | / |
| Akuzawa | 71 | 2,520 | / |
| Okesawa | 71 | 75 | / |
| Akisave | 71 | 20 | / |
| Akisova | 71 | 20 | / |
| Okisowa | 71 | 18 | / |
| Akiseva | 71 | 3 | / |
| Okizawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akusewa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akesawo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akezawa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Akisheva | 67 | 2,463 | / |
| Ochisawa | 67 | 456 | / |
| Akishova | 67 | 353 | / |
| Ekusawah | 67 | 11 | / |
| Akissowe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Akkiseva | 67 | 2 | / |
| Akeshava | 67 | 1 | / |
| Okishaba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Akesaeva | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Akisawa
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