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Around the globe, Akanishi (진 , جين
, Akanishi
) is quite a rare epicene first name. The forename Akanishi is habitual in South Korea, where it is quite a rare epicene name, Syria, where it is quite a rare dominantly female, but seldom boy's name, and Iraq, where it is a rare gender-neutral name. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in South Korea, Syria, and Egypt. More frequently, Akanishi is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| 진 | South Korea |
| جين | Iraq, Egypt, Sudan, Syria, Algeria |
| Akanishi | Japan, Taiwan, United States, Thailand, China |
| จิง | Thailand |
Akanishi is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Shi Jin , the Water Margin character; Chai Jin , the Water Margin character; Xie Zhen , the Water Margin character; Akanishi Jin , the musical character in the musical Shock and Wang Jin , the character in Water Margin, and in many other works.