Chigaka Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Chigaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 41 | 1:376,542 | 34,729 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Chigaka (10) may also be a first name.
Chigaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigaka is carried by more people in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,979,664th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. The last name Chigaka occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigaka reside; 95 percent reside in Southern Africa and 95 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.
This last name is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 376,542. In Zimbabwe it is most numerous in: Mashonaland East Province, where 29 percent live, Mashonaland Central Province, where 24 percent live and Manicaland Province, where 17 percent live. Beside Zimbabwe Chigaka is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingaka | 93 | 21 | / |
| Chigako | 86 | 40 | / |
| Chigoka | 86 | 9 | / |
| Chigaki | 86 | 8 | / |
| Chigaikaya | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chingoka | 80 | 1,201 | / |
| Chingako | 80 | 4 | / |
| Tchegaka | 80 | 1 | / |
| Tchigako | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chigaiko | 80 | 1 | / |
| Higaki | 77 | 13,750 | / |
| Higake | 77 | 84 | / |
| Chingauke | 75 | 10 | / |
| Chigueaki | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chinghoka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chingokah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigueake | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chegeka | 71 | 221 | / |
| Chigoke | 71 | 30 | / |
| Chigoko | 71 | 14 | / |
| Chigeko | 71 | 1 | / |
| Haigaki | 71 | 1 | / |
| Higaski | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chigokie | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chengoka | 67 | 1 | / |
| Higasket | 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 Chigaka
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