Cognomen 高根 (高根 
, Takane 
, Gaughan 
) , in the entire world, is quite a common last name. The surname 高根 is habitual in Lesotho, where it is quite a common surname, Ireland, and Laos, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in the United States, the United Kingdom, and India. Very seldom, 高根 is the forename as well as the last name.