Where Does The Last Name Chigana Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Chigana (Bengali: চিগনা, Hindi: चिगाना, Oriya: େମେହର) is more frequently found in Zimbabwe than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigana? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Chigana is the 4,307,654^th most common last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigana live; 57 percent live in Southern Africa and 57 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chigana is also the 3,684,242^nd most common forename internationally It is held by 10 people.

This last name is most widespread in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe Chigana is most common in: Manicaland Province, where 83 percent reside, Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent reside and Midlands Province, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent reside and The DR Congo, where 5 percent reside.