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

The last name Higashi is most common in Japan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Higashi.

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

The surname is the 3,493^rd most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 45,438 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Higashi reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 67,423^rd most frequent first name on earth, held by 8,663 people.

The last name is most frequently held 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 live, Kagoshima Prefecture, where 7 percent live and Fukuoka Prefecture, where 5 percent live. Aside from Japan this surname exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 1 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

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% registered to vote for 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.