Chigali Surname
Approximately 355 people bear this surname
Chigali Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 305 | 1:51,967 | 4,858 |
| India | 25 | 1:30,682,615 | 377,978 |
| Niger | 10 | 1:1,919,202 | 37,248 |
| Tanzania | 9 | 1:5,882,401 | 60,754 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Chigali (82) may also be a first name.
Chigali Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigali Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chigali (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻐﺎﻟﻰ, Marathi: िचगली) is more commonly found in Zambia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigali? popularity and diffusion
It is the 793,288th most common last name internationally, held by around 1 in 20,528,298 people. The last name Chigali is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Chigali are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,060,447th most widely held first name on earth, held by 82 people.
This last name is most widespread in Zambia, where it is borne by 305 people, or 1 in 51,967. In Zambia Chigali is primarily found in: Southern Province, where 70 percent live, Lusaka Province, where 15 percent live and Copperbelt Province, where 7 percent live. Excluding Zambia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in India, where 7 percent live and Niger, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigali Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigali in the Marathi language | ||
| िचगली | icagali | - |
| Chigali in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻐﺎﻟﻰ | shghaly | 40 |
| ﺷﻐﺎﻝ | shghal | 20 |
| ﺷﻘﺎﻟﻲ | shqaly | 20 |
| ﺷﻘﺎﻝ | shqal | 20 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Chigali
- 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