Incidentally, based on the national average from the survey conducted by Japan Family Crest Research Institute, family crest designs can be listed from the most commonly used to the least commonly used as: katabami, mokko, takanoha, kashiwa, fuji, kiri, tsuta, ume (Japanese plum), tachibana, then meyui (kanoko (dappled pattern)).
ちなみに、この日本家紋研究所調べの全国平均占有率の並びでは、上位から片喰・木瓜・鷹の羽・柏・藤、次に桐・蔦・梅・橘・目結の順である。