Chigara Surname
Approximately 1,358 people bear this surname
Chigara Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 812 | 1:19,013 | 2,823 |
| Algeria | 508 | 1:76,046 | 12,114 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Iran | 6 | 1:12,797,087 | 199,837 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Chigara (41) may also be a first name.
Chigara Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigara Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigara (Russian: Чигара) is found in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigara? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigara is the 283,643rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 5,366,381 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigara live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Chigara is also the 1,590,275th most commonly used first name on earth. It is borne by 41 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 812 people, or 1 in 19,013. In Zimbabwe Chigara is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 28 percent are found, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent are found and Midlands Province, where 19 percent are found. Beside Zimbabwe Chigara exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 37 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chigara Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigara in the Russian language | ||
| Чигара | cigara | - |
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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 Chigara
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