Chegani Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Chegani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chegani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran441:1,745,05765,590
India231:33,350,669396,143
France41:16,605,680368,153
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Chegani (85) may also be a first name.

Chegani Last Name Facts

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

Chegani is more frequently found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chegani? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chegani is the 2,220,661st most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Chegani are found; 92 percent are found in South Asia and 60 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,039,322nd most numerous given name throughout the world. It is borne by 85 people.

This surname is most common in Iran, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,745,057. In Iran Chegani is most prevalent in: Tehran Province, where 80 percent are found, Lorestan Province, where 14 percent are found and Alborz Province, where 2 percent are found. Beside Iran Chegani occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in India, where 32 percent are found and France, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chegoni86216/
Chigani8678/
Khegani862/
Chegane861/
Cheggane80137/
Khengani8034/
Chighani8019/
Kheygani8015/
Cheghane806/
Chhigani801/
Chegouni801/
Cegoni7766/
Qegani7717/
Kegani7716/
Cegany771/
Kesgani71325/
Chigane7114/
Khigani7111/
Chigoni718/
Keegani714/
Keghani712/
Kegangi711/
Ciganyi711/
Keshgani67175/
Khajgani6749/
Chighane6716/
Khaygani6711/
Chiganne6711/
Khoygani677/
Chegoune672/
Khaigani672/
Qhingani671/
Khojgani671/
Chigonhi671/
Chighoni671/
Keangani671/

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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 Chegani
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