Chiganga Surname
Approximately 1,093 people bear this surname
Chiganga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 846 | 1:62,579 | 6,689 |
| Zimbabwe | 239 | 1:64,595 | 9,717 |
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Chiganga (112) may also be a first name.
Chiganga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chiganga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chiganga occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chiganga? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 337,050th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 6,667,471 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chiganga live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 885,979th most common given name throughout the world, held by 112 people.
Chiganga is most prevalent in Tanzania, where it is held by 846 people, or 1 in 62,579. In Tanzania it is most prevalent in: Mara Region, where 66 percent are found, Mwanza Region, where 19 percent are found and Dar es Salaam Region, where 8 percent are found. Other than Tanzania this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 22 percent are found and Malawi, where 0 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chiganga
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