Chigane Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Chigane Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Chigane Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigane Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigane (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻘﺎﻥ, Marathi: िचगाने) occurs in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigane? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,213,395th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Chigane are found; 50 percent are found in South America and 50 percent are found in Luso-South America.
The last name Chigane is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most common in: Minas Gerais, where 71 percent are found, Rio de Janeiro, where 14 percent are found and São Paulo, where 14 percent are found. Barring Brazil Chigane is found in 6 countries. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found and Japan, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigane Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigane in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﻘﺎﻥ | shqan | - |
| Chigane in the Marathi language | ||
| िचगाने | icagane | - |
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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 Chigane
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