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
The last name Chigaga occurs more in Malawi more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigaga? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 457,658th most common family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 9,861,361 people. The last name 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. Chigaga is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 19 people.
The last name is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 418 people, or 1 in 40,955. Apart from Malawi this last name occurs 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
- 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 Chigaga
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