Chagu Surname
Approximately 2,918 people bear this surname
Chagu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 2,469 | 1:21,443 | 2,674 |
| Nigeria | 378 | 1:468,632 | 23,688 |
| DR Congo | 21 | 1:3,518,075 | 145,665 |
| India | 17 | 1:45,121,493 | 474,784 |
| Solomon Islands | 13 | 1:44,618 | 8,903 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chagu (1,533) may also be a first name.
Chagu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chagu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chagu (Georgian: ჩაგუ, Hindi: चागू, Marathi: चागु, Oriya: ଚଗୁ) is found in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Chagu.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 151,004th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 2,497,445 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chagu are found; 85 percent are found in East Africa and 85 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Chagu is also the 198,089th most frequently held first name throughout the world, borne by 1,533 people.
The last name Chagu is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is borne by 2,469 people, or 1 in 21,443. In Tanzania Chagu is most prevalent in: Simiyu Region, where 64 percent are found, Shinyanga Region, where 22 percent are found and Mwanza Region, where 8 percent are found. Not including Tanzania it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 13 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chagu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chagu in the Georgian language | ||
| ჩაგუ | chagu | - |
| Chagu in the Oriya language | ||
| ଚଗୁ | cagu | - |
| Chagu in the Hindi language | ||
| चागू | cagu | 65.66 |
| चागु | cagu | 16.16 |
| चगु | cagu | 9.09 |
| चगू | cagu | 6.06 |
| छगू | chagu | 3.03 |
| Chagu in the Marathi language | ||
| चागु | cagu | 46.67 |
| चागू | cagu | 22.67 |
| चगु | cagu | 14.67 |
| चगू | cagu | 5.33 |
| छगु | chagu | 5.33 |
| चांगु | cangu | 4 |
| छगू | chagu | 1.33 |
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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 Chagu
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