Chigami Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Chigami Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 35 | 1:441,093 | 38,294 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Kenya | 4 | 1:11,544,975 | 62,419 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chigami Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigami Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigami occurs most in Zimbabwe. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigami? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. Chigami is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Chigami are found; 66 percent are found in Southern Africa and 66 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
The surname Chigami is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 441,093. In Zimbabwe Chigami is most frequent in: Harare Province, where 71 percent reside and Mashonaland Central Province, where 29 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 13 percent reside and Kenya, where 8 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingami | 93 | 13 | / |
| Tchigami | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chigamhi | 93 | 1 | / |
| Higami | 92 | 3,752 | / |
| Chigama | 86 | 1,077 | / |
| Chigame | 86 | 83 | / |
| Shigami | 86 | 82 | / |
| Khigami | 86 | 4 | / |
| Cigamoi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Chigemi | 86 | 2 | / |
| Hingami | 86 | 1 | / |
| Higasmi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chingomi | 80 | 382 | / |
| Chigamha | 80 | 60 | / |
| Chigamhe | 80 | 39 | / |
| Chingame | 80 | 28 | / |
| Chigamed | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chigaeme | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shingami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shiggami | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jigami | 77 | 198 | / |
| Kigami | 77 | 60 | / |
| Cigama | 77 | 3 | / |
| Zigami | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sigami | 77 | 2 | / |
| Higama | 77 | 1 | / |
| Gigami | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chingomai | 75 | 9 | / |
| Tshingami | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chigome | 71 | 1,474 | / |
| Chigoma | 71 | 1,370 | / |
| Zighami | 71 | 55 | / |
| Haigama | 71 | 43 | / |
| Chigeme | 71 | 13 | / |
| Ciegama | 71 | 9 | / |
| Hengami | 71 | 8 | / |
| Higgama | 71 | 5 | / |
| Chegama | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sigamoi | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khoigaimei | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegame | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saigami | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shigama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Highama | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheghama | 67 | 340 | / |
| Zeighami | 67 | 149 | / |
| Chegamma | 67 | 23 | / |
| Zaighami | 67 | 17 | / |
| Tchegame | 67 | 15 | / |
| Henghami | 67 | 9 | / |
| Tshigama | 67 | 8 | / |
| Shingame | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chingome | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chegoumi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Seighami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hojghami | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaigama | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chaigoma | 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 Chigami
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