Widely distributed throughout Okinawa Prefecture, it is the most common surname in the prefecture.
Derived from “bijā,” meaning east.
Located in the southeastern part of Hamahiga Island, central Okinawa Island. Locally, it is collectively called Bama-Hija with the beach in the northwest. There is a rocky hill called a gusuku at an elevation of about 60 meters, and the settlement occupies its eastern foothills. The place name comes from Hija (east), where Higa is located.
One theory links it to the worship of the sun god (Tida) in Ryukyuan Shinto and the belief that the east was a sacred direction.
Meaning flat sandy ground.
Located in the hilly terrain of the Shimajiri Formation in the upper reaches of the Shirahigawa River, central Okinawa Island. The place name is said to derive either from Hijaa (Higawa) or from Higashi with the “shi” sound dropped.
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The top row is in hiragana, the middle row in kanji, and the bottom row in katakana.
Ranking of Japanese American surnames (U.S. Census Bureau, 1990 Survey)
Higa ranks 12th in this ranking.
| Nom de famille | Kanji | Supplément | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanaka |  |
4e au Japon |
| 2 | Yamamoto |   |
8e au Japon |
| 3 | Nakamura |   ・・・ |
7e au Japon |
| 4 | Watanabe |   ・・・ |
6e au Japon |
| 5 | Sato |  |
1er au Japon |
| 6 | Yamada |  |
12e au Japon |
| 7 | Kimura |  (écrit verticalement) |
17e au Japon |
| 8 | Suzuki |   (écrit verticalement) |
2e au Japon |
| 9 | Kato |  |
10e au Japon |
| 10 | Yoshida |  |
11e au Japon |
| 11 | Takahashi |  |
3e au Japon |
| 12 | Higa |  |
1er à Okinawa , au Japon |
| 13 | Kobayashi |  |
9e au Japon |
| 14 | Nakano |   ・・・ |
46e au Japon |
| 15 | Hayashi |  |
20e au Japon |
| 16 | Hashimoto |  |
24e au Japon |
| 17 | Saito |   ・・・ |
19e au Japon |
| 18 | Sasaki |  |
13e au Japon |
| 19 | Mori |   ・・・ |
22e au Japon |
| 20 | Matsumoto |  (écrit verticalement)  |
15e au Japon |
