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 most common in South Africa. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chego? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 150,675th most numerous last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 2,490,617 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chego are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 580,229th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 238 people.

The surname Chego is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 2,863 people, or 1 in 18,923. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Limpopo, where 40 percent live, Mpumalanga, where 34 percent live and Gauteng, where 22 percent live. Aside from South Africa it is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in The Philippines, where 1 percent live and Tanzania, where 0 percent live.

Chego Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chego has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 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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