Chigande Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zambia
Highest density in:
Zambia

Chigande Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigande Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zambia2121:74,7646,427
Zimbabwe1111:139,08318,071
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chigande Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chigande Come From? nationality or country of origin

Chigande (Marathi: चीगंडे) is found most in Zambia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigande? popularity and diffusion

The surname Chigande is the 837,371st most commonly used surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigande reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Chigande is most common in Zambia, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 74,764. In Zambia it is most prevalent in: Lusaka Province, where 43 percent reside, Eastern Province, where 27 percent reside and Copperbelt Province, where 17 percent reside. Without taking into account Zambia Chigande exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 34 percent reside and Tanzania, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Chigande Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chigande in the Marathi language
चीगंडेcigande-

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Footnotes

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