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
Chegou is found in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant: Chégou. For other possible spellings of Chegou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 261,034th most widespread last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 4,845,443 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chegou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 267,151st most commonly used first name world-wide, borne by 920 people.
The last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 1,482 people, or 1 in 12,950. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Agadez Region, where 81 percent are found, Zinder Region, where 7 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 5 percent are found. Aside from Niger it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.
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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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