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Where Does The Last Name Higashi Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Higashi has its highest incidence in Japan. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Higashi? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 3,493^rd most commonly used last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 45,438 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Higashi live; 98 percent live in East Asia and 98 percent live in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 67,423^rd most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 8,663 people.

Higashi is most prevalent in Japan, where it is carried by 156,661 people, or 1 in 816. In Japan it is most frequent in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 7 percent are found and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Barring Japan it is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Higashi Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States Higashi are 24.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.63% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Higashi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 153.61% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,162 per year; in United States they earn 15.75% more than the national average, earning $49,946 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.66% less than the national average, earning $44,386 CAD per year.