Chiegwu Surname
679,794th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 438 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Chiegwu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 438 | 1:404,436 | 21,183 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chegwu | 92 | 8 | / |
| Chigwu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chiegbu | 86 | 94 | / |
| Chiekwu | 86 | 81 | / |
| Chigweu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chijekwu | 80 | 13 | / |
| Chiegbeu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chigbu | 77 | 8,096 | / |
| Chikwu | 77 | 249 | / |
| Chekwu | 77 | 23 | / |
| Chugwu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chegbu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Hengwu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chijiekwu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Tchiegueu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chigbeu | 71 | 283 | / |
| Chegueu | 71 | 60 | / |
| Cheukwu | 71 | 19 | / |
| Chigbuh | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chuikwu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Chigbou | 71 | 8 | / |
| Shiegbu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chiigbu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chigbau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chikwau | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chekwus | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chigbui | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chegbuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikweu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chiggbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigbuu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chhigbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hiigwau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigueu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cehigbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheukwuu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chikwuha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hekwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shiingwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higbu | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Chiegwu
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis