Chigaru Surname
Approximately 1,449 people bear this surname
Chigaru Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1,333 | 1:12,843 | 2,012 |
| Zimbabwe | 91 | 1:169,651 | 20,787 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Chigaru (17) may also be a first name.
Chigaru Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigaru Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigaru (Hindi: चीगारु, Marathi: िचगरु) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 269,245th most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 5,029,362 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigaru are found; 98 percent are found in Southern Africa and 98 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. Chigaru is also the 2,694,839th most numerous first name globally, held by 17 people.
Chigaru is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 1,333 people, or 1 in 12,843. Besides Malawi this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 6 percent reside and Scotland, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingaru | 93 | 233 | / |
| Chigharu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Higaru | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chaigarut | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigeru | 86 | 113 | / |
| Haigaru | 86 | 85 | / |
| Shigaru | 86 | 17 | / |
| Chigoru | 86 | 3 | / |
| Shingaru | 80 | 99 | / |
| Chengaru | 80 | 23 | / |
| Shigarup | 80 | 8 | / |
| Cigarrou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chigaroe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiggeru | 80 | 1 | / |
| Jigaru | 77 | 22 | / |
| Sigaru | 77 | 21 | / |
| Kigaru | 77 | 18 | / |
| Hygaru | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigharoe | 75 | 75 | / |
| Shingharu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Haygaru | 71 | 376 | / |
| Jigarou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Tsigaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khegaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegoru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shegaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sheingarou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Hegarus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saigaru | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tsigarou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Chegooru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Keshgaru | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shengaru | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheghoru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ceangaru | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shegarau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shingoru | 67 | 1 | / |
Chigaru Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chigaru in the Marathi language | ||
| िचगरु | icagaru | 66.67 |
| िंचगारु | incagaru | 33.33 |
| Chigaru in the Hindi language | ||
| चीगारु | cigaru | 50 |
| चिगारू | cigaru | 50 |
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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 Chigaru
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