Chigangawa Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigangawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigangawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe561:275,68328,626
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716

Chigangawa Last Name Facts

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

Chigangawa occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigangawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chigangawa is the 2,312,869th most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigangawa reside; 99 percent reside in Southern Africa and 99 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

The surname Chigangawa is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 275,683. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland West Province, where 93 percent are found, Manicaland Province, where 2 percent are found and Mashonaland East Province, where 2 percent are found. Without taking into account Zimbabwe Chigangawa occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Malawi, where 13 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 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
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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 Chigangawa
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