Higa
Appearance
Higa or Fija (written: 比嘉) is a Ryukyuan surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Daigo Higa (born 1995), Japanese boxer
- Kohei Higa (比嘉 厚平, born 1990), Japanese footballer
- Ernest Higa, Japanese American Entrepreneur (Domino's, Wendy's)
- Kumiko Higa, Japanese voice actress
- Maurren Higa Maggi, Brazilian athlete and Olympic gold medalist
- Maya Higa, American conservationist, falconer, wildlife rehabilitator, and Twitch streamer.
- Minoru Higa, grandmaster of Shōrin-ryū Kyudōkan
- Pēchin Higa, Ryukyuan martial artist
- Ricardo Higa, former Brazilian-Japanese footballer
- Ryan Higa, American internet personality
- Sekō Higa, Gojū Ryū karate teacher
- Thomas Taro Higa, American inventor and World War II veteran
- Teruo Higa, horticulturist and professor at the University of the Ryukyus
- Yuchoku Higa, Japanese karate practitioner
- Yukari Higa, Japanese manga artist
- Byron Fija, Okinawan language activist
See also
[edit]- Higa River, a tributary of the Bârnaru River in Romania
- Lake Higa, a small lake in eastern Burkina Faso