Chiganya Surname
7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe
Chiganya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
Chiganya (15) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinganya | 94 | 123 | / |
| Higanya | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chigonya | 88 | 9 | / |
| Chiganja | 88 | 3 | / |
| Ziganya | 80 | 210 | / |
| Higania | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ching'anja | 78 | 150 | / |
| Tshinganya | 78 | 1 | / |
| Hingania | 75 | 48 | / |
| Chigonyo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chiganho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dzhigania | 71 | 8 | / |
| Jigania | 67 | 139 | / |
| Hegania | 67 | 83 | / |
| Ching'onyo | 67 | 6 | / |
| Zigagna | 67 | 5 | / |
| Gigania | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jigonya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chigonja | 63 | 106 | / |
| Hengania | 63 | 60 | / |
| Chigonha | 63 | 8 | / |
| Chigonia | 63 | 2 | / |
| Hingañia | 63 | 1 | / |
| Gigaña | 57 | 6 | / |
| Hegaña | 57 | 1 | / |
| Higonia | 53 | 78 | / |
| Gegania | 53 | 23 | / |
| Giganio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Higonio | 53 | 1 | / |
| Hingonia | 50 | 5 | / |
| Hengañia | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Chiganya
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis