Higa is used as a family name or surname in Brazil. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Higa
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Brazil
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Higa

How popular is Higa?

Higa is common in Brazil.

Higa is ranked 8713 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Higa bearers increased by 0.3821656 per cent in 2010 US census to 3940 since 2000, the surname slipped by 584 spots and ranked at 8398. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 70.51 78.73
Others 13.12 7.69
Hispanic or Latino 8.17 6.04
White 7.66 6.83
Black 0.53 0.46
Higa is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 62088 people have been found who wears Higa as their family name. Higa is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
275,830 Ukraine8
1,091 Marshall Islands8
98,953 Belarus7
26,321 Israel3
14,054 China3
15,956 Venezuela3
70,383 Tanzania3
24,766 Scotland2
118,441 Germany2
9,185 Hong Kong2
31,767 Greece2
5,924 Paraguay1
28,746 Algeria1
36,814 Romania1
11,486 Estonia1
34,581 Chile1
37,493 Austria1
6,820 Angola1
153,416 Italy1
28,365 Kenya1
21,562 Portugal1
77,122 Sweden1
5,553 Taiwan1
53,505 Turkey1
19,533 Uruguay1
215 Palau1
40,340 Malaysia1
6,688 Malawi1
7,292 Vietnam1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
155,398 France49
46,962 Spain42
442 Guam39
107,506 England27
9,109 Burkina Faso25
313,372 Russia23
80,121 Australia20
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
188,530 India78
Countries with hundreds of Higa:
10,846 Mexico419
34,535 Philippines322
25,955 South Africa219
61,288 Indonesia143
28,123 Canada121
Countries with thousands of Higa:
8,889 United States4,177
1,344 Peru3,192
1,515 Argentina3,091
1,162 Bolivia1,168
Countries with ten thousands of Higa:
487 Japan35,866
1,229 Brazil13,006
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Higa Namesakes

  • Aki Higashihara, Television Personality
  • Akihiro Higashide, Baseball player
  • Akiko Higashimura, Manga artist
  • Aloha Higa, Mangaka
  • Martha Higareda, Actress
  • Akiko Higashimura, Manga artist
  • Mami Higashiyama, Actress
  • Manami Higa, Actress
  • Keigo Higashino, Author
  • Martha Higareda, Actress
  • In 2014 0 flick, Haisai zonbi, Kyôhei Higa played N.

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