Chiegbu Surname
Approximately 94 people bear this surname
Chiegbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
Chiegbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiegbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiegbu is borne by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiegbu? popularity and diffusion
Chiegbu is the 1,918,812th most commonly used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. The last name Chiegbu is predominantly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Chiegbu live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is held by 83 people, or 1 in 2,134,250. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 41 percent are found, Abia, where 29 percent are found and Rivers, where 13 percent are found. Besides Nigeria Chiegbu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Qatar, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiengbu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chiegbeu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chigbu | 92 | 8,096 | / |
| Chegbu | 92 | 3 | / |
| Chiegwu | 86 | 438 | / |
| Chigbeu | 86 | 283 | / |
| Chigbuh | 86 | 10 | / |
| Chigbou | 86 | 8 | / |
| Shiegbu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chiigbu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chiogbu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chigbau | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chigbui | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chiggbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chigbuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chegbuu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cehigbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chhigbu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Higbu | 83 | 0 | / |
| Chiegboo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chugbu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Hengbu | 77 | 9 | / |
| Hingbu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchiegueu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chigbuith | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chiekwu | 71 | 81 | / |
| Chigboo | 71 | 35 | / |
| Hegeebu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Jegbu | 67 | 22 | / |
| Sehigbeu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Chijekwu | 67 | 13 | / |
| Siengbeu | 67 | 12 | / |
| Jigbu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Gigbu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chijiekwu | 63 | 5 | / |
| Highbauth | 63 | 1 | / |
| Tchougbeu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Zeugbeu | 57 | 79 | / |
| Zeagbou | 57 | 6 | / |
| Zeagbeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hiigwau | 57 | 1 | / |
| Hougbeu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Houngbu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Kkiigbu | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zouegbeu | 53 | 1 | / |
| Tsiegueu | 53 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiegbu
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