Chagga Surname
Approximately 461 people bear this surname
Chagga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 407 | 1:435,240 | 22,419 |
| Niger | 25 | 1:767,681 | 17,983 |
| Tanzania | 11 | 1:4,812,874 | 55,358 |
| Uganda | 6 | 1:6,506,546 | 123,710 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Chagga (128) may also be a first name.
Chagga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chagga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chagga (Hindi: चग्गा) has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagga? popularity and diffusion
It is the 654,010th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 15,808,126 people. Chagga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chagga are found; 94 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 821,896th most widespread forename worldwide, borne by 128 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 435,240. In Nigeria it is most common in: Nasarawa, where 62 percent are found, Plateau, where 17 percent are found and Kaduna, where 9 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Chagga exists in 13 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 5 percent are found and Tanzania, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chagga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chagga in the Hindi language | ||
| चग्गा | cagga | 50 |
| हांगा | hanga | 25 |
| छग्गा | chagga | 25 |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chagga
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