Chigana Surname
Approximately 21 people bear this surname
Chigana Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 12 | 1:1,286,520 | 73,455 |
| Tanzania | 7 | 1:7,563,088 | 70,659 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Chigana (10) may also be a first name.
Chigana Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigana Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigana (Bengali: চিগনা, Hindi: चिगाना, Oriya: େମେହର) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Chigana.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigana? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,307,654th most widely held surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 347,025,996 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigana are found; 57 percent are found in Southern Africa and 57 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 10 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,286,520. In Zimbabwe it is mostly concentrated in: Manicaland Province, where 83 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 8 percent live and Midlands Province, where 8 percent live. Other than Zimbabwe Chigana occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 33 percent live and The DR Congo, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigana Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigana in the Bengali language | ||
| চিগনা | cigana | - |
| Chigana in the Hindi language | ||
| चिगाना | cigana | - |
| Chigana in the Oriya language | ||
| େମେହର | emehara | 50 |
| ଚିଗାନା | cigana | 50 |
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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 Chigana
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