Surname 孝枝 (Takae 
, 孝枝 ) , all over the world, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen 孝枝 is habitual in Peru, where it is a very rare surname, Thailand, and Malaysia, where it is an extremely rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in China, the United States, and Thailand. Much more frequently, 孝枝 is the forename as well as the last name.