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
The surname Chigaru (Hindi: चीगारु, Marathi: िचगरु) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigaru? popularity and diffusion
The last name Chigaru is the 269,245th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,029,362 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigaru reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,694,839th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 17 people.
Chigaru is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 1,333 people, or 1 in 12,843. Excluding Malawi it is found 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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