Akizawa Surname

228,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,772 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akizawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akizawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,7371:73,6015,116
Brazil171:12,592,608246,358
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Akizawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akizawa is more commonly found in Japan than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Akizawa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 228,674th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 4,112,611 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Akizawa reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

Akizawa is most numerous in Japan, where it is borne by 1,737 people, or 1 in 73,601. In Japan it is mostly concentrated in: Kanagawa Prefecture, where 38 percent live, Tochigi Prefecture, where 26 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 12 percent live. Barring Japan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Akizawa Last Name Statistics demography

Akizawa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,536 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Akaizawa9396/
Akisawa862,635/
Akuzawa862,520/
Okizawa861/
Akezawa861/
Hakisawa8016/
Akizhaeva7519/
Akhishawa751/
Akusawa711,683/
Okisawa71569/
Okuzawa7137/
Akizova713/
Okezawa711/
Akisava711/
Hakusawa6743/
Akkizova6729/
Akissaba671/
Akhidzhaeva671/

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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 Akizawa
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