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Takahashi

Takahashi in brushed Kanji

Takahashi is the 3rd most common Japanese surname.
The surname Takahashi is derived from the place name “Takahashi” in various parts of the country. “Takahashi” means “the edge of a hill” or “a high bridge”, and it was named as a place name in such a place.
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Ranked by surname (family name) in Japan.

RankingSurnameapproximate number of persons
1stSato1,853,000
2ndSuzuki1,786,000
3rdTakahashi1,399,000
4thTanaka1,326,000
5thIto1,065,000
6thWatanabe1,055,000
7thYamamoto1,041,000
8thNakamura1,037,000
9thKobayashi1,021,000
10thKato882,000
11thYoshida823,000
12thYamada808,000
13thSasaki665,000
14thYamaguchi638,000
15thMatsumoto622,000
16thInoue610,000
17thKimura571,000
18thHayashi541,000
19thSaito538,000
20thShimizu529,000