Takahashi Surname

371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,365,999 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Japan
Highest density in:
Japan

Takahashi Surname User-submission:

A Japanese surname, meaning 'tall bridge'. Kanji: 高橋.

Takahashi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Japan1,343,4961:955
Brazil7,8331:27,3301,185
United States6,9771:51,9516,258
Thailand2,1181:33,3513,412
Singapore1,0271:5,363351
Canada7531:48,9325,934
Hong Kong7171:10,231318
Philippines5051:200,47231,643
Peru3381:94,0366,162
Mexico2181:569,3869,681
Australia2141:126,14813,799
United Arab Emirates1641:55,8685,445
France1601:415,14260,629
Paraguay1561:46,3891,373
England1271:438,72529,288
Germany1071:752,38756,374
Spain831:563,27826,988
Russia791:1,824,342117,368
Argentina771:555,10940,132
Malaysia711:415,41221,545
Chile611:288,7958,426
China611:22,415,1081,242
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Indonesia421:3,148,790173,812
Switzerland411:200,31517,548
Myanmar361:1,442,722585
Sweden351:281,33619,530
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Italy311:1,972,79688,569
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
India191:40,371,862445,856
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Denmark191:297,09021,940
Serbia181:396,94217,613
New Caledonia161:17,2644,719
Estonia151:88,12015,474
Vietnam151:6,176,4042,493
South Korea131:3,941,558724
Norway121:428,52437,411
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Wales81:386,81619,671
Finland81:687,08836,047
Guam81:20,0153,029
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Kazakhstan51:3,536,499118,599
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Cambodia41:3,871,7869,580
Micronesia41:26,561731
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Maldives21:202,0864,973
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Bolivia21:5,308,21712,400
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Guyana11:762,22114,420
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

The alternate forms: Takahashí (1) are calculated separately.

Takahashi (550) may also be a first name.

Takahashi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A Japanese surname, meaning 'tall bridge'. Kanji: 高橋.

- roscoestar

Takahashi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Takahashi is held by more people in Japan than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Takahashí. Click here for other potential spellings of Takahashi.

How Common Is The Last Name Takahashi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 371st most frequently used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 5,335 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Takahashi reside; 98 percent reside in East Asia and 98 percent reside in Nippono-Asia. It is also the 359,069th most widespread first name at a global level It is held by 550 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Japan, where it is held by 1,343,496 people, or 1 in 95. In Japan Takahashi is mostly found in: Tokyo Metropolis, where 13 percent are found, Kanagawa Prefecture, where 10 percent are found and Saitama Prefecture, where 8 percent are found. Excluding Japan it is found in 98 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Takahashi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Takahashi last name is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Takahashi are 18.72% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.95% registered with the political party.

The amount Takahashi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.43% less than the national average, earning 309,985 kr per year; in Peru they earn 211.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 60,469 per year; in United States they earn 19.46% more than the national average, earning $51,545 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.45% more than the national average, earning $55,370 CAD per year.

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