Akita (written: lit. "autumn ricefield") is a Japanese surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese musician, also known as Merzbow
*, Japanese footballer
*, Japanese ''daimyō''
*, son of Sanesue
*, pseudonym of , author and Esperantist
*, Japanese footballer
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Kiyoshi Akita
, was a politician and cabinet minister in the Empire of Japan, serving as a member of the Lower House of the Diet of Japan for ten terms, and twice as a cabinet minister. He also served as Speaker of the House from 1932'' The International Who' ...
(1881–1944)
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Japanese-language surnames