Akita (surname)

Akita (written: 秋田 lit. "autumn ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Hideyoshi Akita (秋田 英義), Japanese footballer
 * Kiyoshi Akita (秋田 清), Japanese politician
 * Masami Akita (秋田 昌美), Japanese musician, also known as Merzbow
 * Masateru Akita (秋田 政輝), Japanese footballer
 * Akita Sanesue (秋田 実季), Japanese daimyō
 * Akita Toshisue (秋田 俊季), son of Sanesue
 * Ujaku Akita (秋田 雨雀), pseudonym of Tokuzō Akita (秋田 徳三), author and Esperantist
 * Yutaka Akita (秋田 豊), Japanese footballer