Akita Surname
Approximately 48,054 people bear this surname
Akita Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 44,888 | 1:2,848 | 493 |
| Ghana | 1,524 | 1:17,730 | 2,249 |
| United States | 453 | 1:800,130 | 61,707 |
| DR Congo | 185 | 1:399,349 | 33,942 |
| Brazil | 154 | 1:1,390,093 | 46,994 |
| Nigeria | 143 | 1:1,238,761 | 49,638 |
| Papua New Guinea | 88 | 1:92,656 | 12,367 |
| India | 82 | 1:9,354,456 | 185,501 |
| Israel | 66 | 1:129,661 | 14,046 |
| Uganda | 60 | 1:650,655 | 33,621 |
| Thailand | 52 | 1:1,358,430 | 190,094 |
| Turkey | 48 | 1:1,621,280 | 61,377 |
| Zimbabwe | 40 | 1:385,956 | 35,257 |
| England | 40 | 1:1,392,951 | 61,553 |
| Benin | 37 | 1:279,341 | 23,629 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Paraguay | 20 | 1:361,837 | 5,406 |
| Mexico | 20 | 1:6,206,310 | 32,158 |
| Philippines | 12 | 1:8,436,519 | 202,133 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Argentina | 11 | 1:3,885,765 | 145,016 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| Canada | 10 | 1:3,684,559 | 191,443 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Congo | 7 | 1:712,728 | 15,723 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Malaysia | 4 | 1:7,373,556 | 230,001 |
| Cameroon | 4 | 1:5,192,267 | 135,173 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
Akita (3,617) may also be a first name.
Akita Demographics
Average Akita Salary in
United States
$55,702 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Akita Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Akita Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Akita (Arabic: اكيتا, Hindi: अकिता, Marathi: अकीता, Oriya: ଅକିତା, Russian: Акита) occurs in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akita? popularity and diffusion
The surname Akita is the 11,692nd most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 151,653 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 94 percent of Akita live; 93 percent live in East Asia and 93 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 117,558th most widespread first name internationally It is held by 3,617 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is borne by 44,888 people, or 1 in 2,848. In Japan it is most frequent in: Aichi Prefecture, where 13 percent reside, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent reside and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Outside of Japan this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Ghana, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.
Akita Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Akita last name are 16.49% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 69.72% registered with the party.
The amount Akita earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.09% more than the national average, earning $55,702 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% more than the national average, earning $50,154 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Akita Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Akita in the Hindi language | ||
| अकिता | akita | 91.61 |
| अकीता | akita | 4.85 |
| आकिता | akita | 2.25 |
| अंकिता | ankita | 0.71 |
| अकित | akita | 0.35 |
| आकीता | akita | 0.12 |
| अकिटा | akita | 0.12 |
| Akita in the Oriya language | ||
| ଅକିତା | akita | 80 |
| ଆକିତା | akita | 20 |
| Akita in the Marathi language | ||
| अकीता | akita | 60.98 |
| अंकीता | ankita | 24.39 |
| आकीता | akita | 7.32 |
| अकीत | akita | 4.88 |
| एकीता | ekita | 2.44 |
| Akita in the Russian language | ||
| Акита | akita | - |
| Akita in the Arabic language | ||
| اكيتا | akyta | - |
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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 Akita
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