Across the world, アキヨシ (アキヨシ 
, Akiyoshi 
, Akiyosi 
) is a rare masculine forename. The forename アキヨシ is characteristic of Japan, where it is a rare male name, Sweden, and the United States, where it is an extremely rare predominantly boy's, but scarcely feminine name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Japan, China, and the United States. Likewise, アキヨシ is the last name as well as the forename.