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 or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chigara.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigara? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 283,643rd most commonly used surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,366,381 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigara live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,590,275th most prevalent first name throughout the world It is held by 41 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 812 people, or 1 in 19,013. In Zimbabwe it is primarily found in: Masvingo Province, where 28 percent live, Mashonaland West Province, where 21 percent live and Midlands Province, where 19 percent live. Without taking into account Zimbabwe this last name is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 37 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.
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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