Chaligwa Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chaligwa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Chaligwa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Chaligwa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chaligwa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chaligwa is found in Zambia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chaligwa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most widespread last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chaligwa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Chaligwa is most commonly occurring in Zambia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 3,962,480. In Zambia it is most frequent in: Southern Province, where 100 percent live. Barring Zambia it is found in one country. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Haligwa931/
Chalegwa88104/
Haligua8042/
Jaligwa808/
Haligva806/
Halegwa803/
Saligwa801/
Chalekwa7598/
Khalikwa751/
Calighua751/
Choligwe751/
Challigui7129/
Chelligua714/
Halegua67167/
Saligba672/
Haligue672/
Salegwa671/
Haliqua671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Chaligwa
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