Chigando Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Chigando Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigando Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe271:571,78744,609
Lesotho171:119,56211,827
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Chigando Last Name Facts

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

Chigando has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigando? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chigando is the 2,876,555th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Chigando occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigando are found; 100 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name Chigando is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 571,787. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland Central Province, where 96 percent live and Harare Province, where 4 percent live. Barring Zimbabwe this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 37 percent live and Angola, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chingando9442/
Cigando931/
Chigondo88783/
Chiganda88718/
Hingando881/
Chingondo821,877/
Chinganda82450/
Chaiganda821/
Ciganda801,165/
Gigando80153/
Cigondo801/
Kigando801/
Zigando801/
Higanda801/
Sigando801/
Ching'anda78610/
Ching'ondo789/
Chigonda75122/
Shiganda7573/
Hingondo752/
Chuganda751/
Kaigando751/
Highondo751/
Highanda751/
Chigomdo751/
Chegondo751/
Hinghondo7179/
Hinghanda7142/
Chingonda7114/
Shinganda713/
Kiganda673,415/
Siganda67177/
Tshinganda67150/
Gegando6768/
Ziganda6750/
Kigondo6747/
Sigondo6729/
Giganda6726/
Zigondo6710/
Segando675/
Šegando672/
Kegando671/
Gigondo671/
Jigondo671/

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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 Chigando
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