Chagwi Surname
Approximately 70 people bear this surname
Chagwi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenya | 64 | 1:721,561 | 30,456 |
| Zimbabwe | 6 | 1:2,573,040 | 106,478 |
Chagwi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chagwi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chagwi is found in Kenya more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chagwi? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,273,756th most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 104,107,799 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chagwi reside; 91 percent reside in East Africa and 77 percent reside in Nilo-Saharan Africa.
This last name is most common in Kenya, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 721,561. In Kenya it is most prevalent in: Vihiga County, where 84 percent live, Trans Nzoia County, where 14 percent live and Nairobi County, where 2 percent live. Besides Kenya Chagwi is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 9 percent live.
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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 Chagwi
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