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

The surname Higashi occurs most in Japan. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

This surname is the 3,493^rd most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 45,438 people. The last name is primarily 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 numerous first name internationally, borne by 8,663 people.

The surname Higashi is most commonly occurring in Japan, where it is carried by 156,661 people, or 1 in 816. In Japan Higashi is most common in: Osaka Prefecture, where 14 percent are found, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 7 percent are found and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 5 percent are found. Not including Japan this last name occurs 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 those holding the Higashi last name are 24.4% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 77.63% being registered with the 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.