Chego Surname

150,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,926 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Chego Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chego Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa2,8631:18,9232,390
Philippines221:4,601,737165,269
Tanzania71:7,563,08870,659
Argentina41:10,685,854219,200
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iceland11:380,09011,096
France11:66,422,722504,397
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Chego (238) may also be a first name.

Chego Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chego (Marathi: चेगो, Tibetan: གཅེས་སྒོ།) is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chego? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 150,675th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,490,617 people. Chego is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chego live; 98 percent live in Southern Africa and 98 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chego is also the 580,229th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 238 people.

Chego is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 2,863 people, or 1 in 18,923. In South Africa Chego is most frequent in: Limpopo, where 40 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Beside South Africa this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Chego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Chego has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Chego surname increased 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Chego Last Name Statistics demography

Chego earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 39.37% less than the national average, earning R 144,072 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chengo9118,651/
Chegou911,504/
Chiego91376/
Tchego91129/
Chegho9121/
Chegoh9113/
Schego9112/
Cheugo913/
Choego913/
Hego891,409/
Cego8990/
Cheggou83345/
Chengoh83336/
Tchegho83158/
Tchegou8316/
Chengou8310/
Cheengo8310/
Chengho835/
Cheango835/
Chengoy834/
Cheghou833/
Chengoi833/
Tchegop832/
Chiegho832/
Shchego831/
Chiegou831/
Chehgou831/
Cheingo831/
Chenngo831/
Schegoy830/
Chogo806,340/
Chigo806,221/
Hegoh801,155/
Xhego801,066/
Chago80986/
Ciego80967/
Chega80330/
Hengo80273/
Czego80237/
Scego80196/
Shego80189/
Hegoi8042/
Hegot8042/
Heago8022/
Heigo8022/
Hegoa8011/
Heggo809/
Hegou808/
Hegos806/
Ceigo806/
Cesgo806/
Cegot803/
Cegoa802/
Chygo802/
Csego802/
Ceago801/
Ceego801/
Cegos801/
Hiego801/
Hegoo801/
Heego801/
Khego801/
Cheighou7712/
Chehngoh773/
Chegouch771/
Cheangho771/
Cheangoh771/
Chenggoh771/
Chenghou771/
Chingo735,356/
Chenga735,080/
Chhago731,467/
Chigot73662/
Tshego73622/
Chegga73423/
Schega73252/
Shengo73194/
Chiogo73119/
Chagho73118/
Tchigo7398/
Tchega7395/
Cheaga7385/
Heingo7379/
Chigou7374/
Chaigo7366/
Chigos7347/
Chagoy7346/
Chigoo7345/
Chiega7340/
Shegos7339/
Heigho7333/
Cheagă7332/
Cheuga7328/
Choggo7322/
Chigoy7320/
Sheego7320/
Heggoy7315/
Chigoi7312/
Chuigo7312/
Chogho7312/
Chegas7310/
Chiggo7310/
Chogoo739/
Chagoo737/
Chhigo737/
Heggod736/
Heygod736/
Hengho736/
Shiego736/
Heagoa736/
Chegah735/
Hegood734/
Chhogo734/
Chegha734/
Cheiga734/
Henkgo734/
Chagoh734/
Shegod733/
Chegat733/
Chaggo733/
Sheygo732/
Chicgo732/
Khengo732/
Chogoi732/
Chegaa732/
Chégou732/
Chogoy732/
Henggo732/
Chogoh732/
Shegoy731/
Chigho731/
Heigoi731/
Xheego731/
Dchigo731/
Choigo731/
Ciegos731/
Czegoi731/
Chaygo731/
Chigoh731/
Thsego731/
Jheago731/
Higo6710,046/
Sego674,656/
Jego673,320/
Xego671,764/
Gego671,412/
Hega671,140/
Cega67456/
Zego67378/
Kego67377/
Heggood6781/
Chegash6762/
Chingou6759/
Chengga6756/
Heygood6748/
Tchigou6737/
Cheenga6735/
Choigoo6733/
Tchiogo6731/
Cigo6728/
Shengoi6726/
Tchuigo6720/
Chaigou6714/
Chingoi6712/
Shengou6712/
Tshegoa6711/
Hégo679/
Chingoo678/
Sheegou678/
Shshego677/
Chaigoi676/
Chengaa675/
Chengha674/
Chiogou674/
Cheghah674/
Cheagha674/
Chigosh673/
Chaggou673/
Shchega673/
Chingho673/
Sheegot672/
Khengou672/
Tchigoh672/
Chaagou672/
Chighou672/
Chuingo672/
Qego672/
Tsehego672/
Henggou672/
Chaigod672/
Chaigot672/
Chhaggo671/
Chigohe671/
Chennga671/
Chiggos671/
Henggoy671/
Čego671/
Schiega671/
Sehegoh671/
Sehengo671/
Tchicgo671/
Tchigoi671/
Tchigoo671/
Tcheega671/
Tcheiga671/
Tshengo671/
Choggou671/
Chigouh671/
Cheugah671/
Chaggoi671/
Chaigoo671/
Chheega671/
Choygeo671/
Chinngo671/
Henghoo671/
Schuigo670/

Chego Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chego in the Marathi language
चेगोcego-
Chego in the Tibetan language
གཅེས་སྒོ།chégo66.67
སྤྲལ་དགོ།tralgo33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chego
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