Akitsu Surname

265,540th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,473 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akitsu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Akitsu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,4691:87,0285,605
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Akitsu (65) may also be a first name.

Akitsu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akitsu (Russian: Акицу) is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Akitsu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 265,540th most prevalent family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 4,947,417 people. The last name Akitsu is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akitsu reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 1,212,820th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 65 people.

It is most numerous in Japan, where it is carried by 1,469 people, or 1 in 87,028. In Japan it is most frequent in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 27 percent live, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 20 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent live. Barring Japan this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 0 percent live and The Philippines, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eakitsu925/
Akutsu8332,854/
Okitsu836,791/
Akutshu77144/
Akuetsu774/
Aiketsu771/
Akizu7369/
Ekutsu678,367/
Okutsu677,921/
Eketsu6721/
Hakizu675/
Akichu675/
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Akitsu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Akitsu in the Russian language
Акицуakicu-

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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 Akitsu
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