Higashijima Surname

484,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Higashijima Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Higashijima Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan6181:206,8689,158
Brazil451:4,757,207124,005
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Higashijima Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Higashijima Come From? nationality or country of origin

Higashijima is found in Japan more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Higashijima? popularity and diffusion

The last name Higashijima is the 484,164th most frequent family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 10,607,782 people. The surname Higashijima is predominantly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Higashijima reside; 90 percent reside in East Asia and 90 percent reside in Nippono-Asia.

The last name is most widespread in Japan, where it is borne by 618 people, or 1 in 206,868. In Japan Higashijima is most prevalent in: Saga Prefecture, where 17 percent live, Nara Prefecture, where 13 percent live and Tokyo Metropolis, where 10 percent live. Other than Japan this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 7 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Higashijima Last Name Statistics demography

Higashijima earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 197.95% more than the national average, earning $128,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Higashijma951/
Higashizima9128/
Higashiyama8216,747/
Higachizima8213/
Higachisima821/
Higashiohama784/
Igashiyama765/
Higachiyama732/
Aigachizima731/
Ygassizima671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Higashijima
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