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.

Akitsu Surname Distribution Map

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 last name Akitsu (Russian: Акицу) occurs in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akitsu? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 265,540th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 4,947,417 people. The last name Akitsu is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Akitsu reside; 100 percent reside in East Asia and 100 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. Akitsu is also the 1,212,820th most frequent first name worldwide, borne by 65 people.

This surname is most common in Japan, where it is borne by 1,469 people, or 1 in 87,028. In Japan Akitsu is most numerous in: Shizuoka Prefecture, where 27 percent reside, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 20 percent reside and Tokyo Metropolis, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Japan Akitsu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 0 percent reside and The Philippines, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eakitsu925/
Akutsu8332,854/
Okitsu836,791/
Akutshu77144/
Akuetsu774/
Aiketsu771/
Akizu7369/
Ekutsu678,367/
Okutsu677,921/
Eketsu6721/
Hakizu675/
Akichu675/

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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