Akutagawa Surname

87,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,475 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Akutagawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Akutagawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan5,1011:25,0632,635
United States1851:1,959,237126,399
Brazil1651:1,297,42044,380
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Akutagawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Akutagawa is found in Japan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Akutagawa.

How Common Is The Last Name Akutagawa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Akutagawa is the 87,805th most numerous family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,331,059 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Akutagawa are found; 93 percent are found in East Asia and 93 percent are found in Nippono-Asia.

The last name Akutagawa is most commonly held in Japan, where it is carried by 5,101 people, or 1 in 25,063. In Japan Akutagawa is most prevalent in: Kumamoto Prefecture, where 12 percent reside, Ehime Prefecture, where 11 percent reside and Kanagawa Prefecture, where 9 percent reside. Excluding Japan this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Brazil, where 3 percent reside.

Akutagawa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Akutagawa last name are 24.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Akutagawa earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 35.37% less than the national average, earning S/. 12,528 per year and in United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,645 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Akutagawa
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