Chigaga Surname
Approximately 739 people bear this surname
Chigaga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 418 | 1:40,955 | 5,885 |
| Zimbabwe | 216 | 1:71,473 | 10,617 |
| Tanzania | 94 | 1:563,209 | 35,741 |
| Zambia | 6 | 1:2,641,654 | 34,188 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
Chigaga (19) may also be a first name.
Chigaga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigaga Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigaga is found most in Malawi. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigaga? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigaga is the 457,658th most common family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 9,861,361 people. The last name Chigaga is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigaga reside; 87 percent reside in Southern Africa and 87 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most numerous first name globally It is held by 19 people.
The last name Chigaga is most frequently held in Malawi, where it is carried by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Apart from Malawi this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 29 percent live and Tanzania, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chiganga | 93 | 1,093 | / |
| Chingaga | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chigagai | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chinganga | 88 | 1,314 | / |
| Chigaigai | 88 | 18 | / |
| Chigoga | 86 | 522 | / |
| Chigega | 86 | 55 | / |
| Chegaga | 86 | 11 | / |
| Zhigaga | 86 | 11 | / |
| Shigaga | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chigago | 86 | 4 | / |
| Chigage | 86 | 1 | / |
| Higanga | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chigagi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chigango | 80 | 1,121 | / |
| Shiganga | 80 | 696 | / |
| Chigonga | 80 | 328 | / |
| Chigange | 80 | 10 | / |
| Cheggaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chingago | 80 | 1 | / |
| Highanga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kechgaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shingaga | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ching'ang'a | 78 | 538 | / |
| Sigaga | 77 | 127 | / |
| Kigaga | 77 | 40 | / |
| Higage | 77 | 20 | / |
| Cigoga | 77 | 3 | / |
| Higagi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jigaga | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chingango | 75 | 2,618 | / |
| Shinganga | 75 | 163 | / |
| Chingangi | 75 | 94 | / |
| Chingange | 75 | 32 | / |
| Chigongah | 75 | 4 | / |
| Chighaghi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigogo | 71 | 1,871 | / |
| Siganga | 71 | 1,416 | / |
| Kiganga | 71 | 894 | / |
| Tshinganga | 71 | 167 | / |
| Kigaiga | 71 | 52 | / |
| Kaigaga | 71 | 27 | / |
| Kigaaga | 71 | 16 | / |
| Sigauga | 71 | 15 | / |
| Chigego | 71 | 5 | / |
| Kigagga | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sigagoa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saigaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Higaigo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Higasgi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigoge | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shegaga | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sigagay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigongo | 67 | 202 | / |
| Cheshgahgah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Chingogo | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sikgakga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ching'ang'i | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigogou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shigango | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kuigaiga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kigangga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigagaud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chingoga | 67 | 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
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- 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 Chigaga
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