Higashi is used as a family name or surname in Japan. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Higashi
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Japan
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Higashi

How popular is Higashi?

Higashi is common in Japan.

Higashi is ranked 9010 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Higashis plummeted by 5.119736 per cent to 1149 since 2000 and slipped by 2007 spots and ranked at 22404. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 76.33 81.67
Others 13.93 9.17
White 6.27 6.85
Hispanic or Latino 3.22 2.15
Higashi is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Japan which signifies that it is originated from Japan. Around 59830 people have been found who wears Higashi as their family name. Higashi is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
527,030 Indonesia7
179,761 Australia6
10,542 China4
381,097 Ukraine4
2,720 South Korea3
184,212 France3
16,605 Austria3
54,135 Philippines2
131,225 Spain2
18,718 Thailand2
91,784 Netherlands2
53,033 Nigeria1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
10,958 Bangladesh1
165,773 Belarus1
16,640 Hong Kong1
49,529 Israel1
153,416 Italy1
17,575 Kuwait1
40,340 Malaysia1
38,830 Morocco1
6,820 Angola1
21,562 Portugal1
1,704,541 India1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
15,050 Singapore18
377,825 Russia17
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
36,026 Canada91
57,588 Argentina75
56,298 England65
Countries with hundreds of Higashi:
12,518 Mexico340
1,368 Taiwan232
9,668 Peru185
71,225 Germany134
Countries with thousands of Higashi:
3,212 Brazil4,468
21,096 United States1,512
Countries with ten thousands of Higashi:
346 Japan52,642
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Higashi Namesakes

  • Aki Higashihara, Television Personality
  • Akihiro Higashide, Baseball player
  • Akiko Higashimura, Manga artist
  • Akiko Higashimura, Manga artist
  • Mami Higashiyama, Actress
  • Keigo Higashino, Author
  • Fabiano Higashi, Illustrator
  • Keigo Higashino, Author
  • Hideo Higashikokubaru, Japanese Politician
  • Keigo Higashino, Author
  • Kanako Higashi, from 2011 drama movie Kichijôji no Asahina-kun, who characterized the Mita.
  • In 1935 drama movie, Kaguya hime, Hideko Higashi portrayed Ôna.

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