Higa

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, Ryukyuan American Entrepreneur (Domino's, Wendy's)
• Kumiko Higa (born 1978), 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
• Himena Higa, Okinawan idol
• Chris Higa, Internet personality

See also

• Higa River, a tributary of the Bârnaru River in Romania
• Lake Higa, a small lake in eastern Burkina Faso