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 held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Chegani.

How Common Is The Last Name Chegani? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chegani is the 2,220,661st most numerous last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 99,829,396 people. It occurs predominantly 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. Chegani is also the 1,039,322nd most commonly used forename in the world, held by 85 people.

Chegani is most commonly used in Iran, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,745,057. In Iran Chegani is most common in: Tehran Province, where 80 percent reside, Lorestan Province, where 14 percent reside and Alborz Province, where 2 percent reside. Barring Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 32 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.

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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