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 last name Akita (Arabic: اكيتا, Hindi: अकिता, Marathi: अकीता, Oriya: ଅକିତା, Russian: Акита) occurs more in Japan more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Akita? popularity and diffusion
Akita is the 11,692nd most commonly occurring last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 151,653 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 94 percent of Akita reside; 93 percent reside in East Asia and 93 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Akita is also the 117,558th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 3,617 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Japan, where it is borne by 44,888 people, or 1 in 2,848. In Japan it is primarily concentrated in: Aichi Prefecture, where 13 percent are found, Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent are found and Osaka Prefecture, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Japan this surname occurs in 48 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
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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