Chegou Surname
Approximately 1,504 people bear this surname
Chegou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 1,482 | 1:12,950 | 913 |
| Brazil | 8 | 1:26,759,292 | 405,030 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
The alternate forms: Chégou (2) are calculated separately.
Chegou (920) may also be a first name.
Chegou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chegou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chegou is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It can also be found as: Chégou. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chegou is the 261,034th most frequently occurring last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,845,443 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chegou live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 267,151st most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 920 people.
It is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 1,482 people, or 1 in 12,950. In Niger Chegou is mostly found in: Agadez Region, where 81 percent reside, Zinder Region, where 7 percent reside and Niamey Capital District, where 5 percent reside. Apart from Niger this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and Algeria, where 0 percent reside.
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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 Chegou
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