Chegwa Surname
Approximately 11 people bear this surname
Chegwa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 8 | 1:1,929,780 | 92,581 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
Chegwa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chegwa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chegwa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chegwa click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chegwa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 5,812,366th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chegwa reside; 73 percent reside in Southern Africa and 73 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
This last name is most numerous in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 1,929,780. In Zimbabwe Chegwa is most numerous in: Masvingo Province, where 75 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 13 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 13 percent are found. Apart from Zimbabwe Chegwa is found in one country. It is also common in Cameroon, where 27 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 Chegwa
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