Chigasa Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Chigasa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigasa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe2351:65,6959,890
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
England21:27,859,030389,889

Chigasa (13) may also be a first name.

Chigasa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Chigasa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Chigasa occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigasa? popularity and diffusion

Chigasa is the 1,041,601st most frequently held surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. Chigasa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Chigasa reside; 98 percent reside in Southern Africa and 98 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,159,357th most commonly held forename world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The surname Chigasa is most frequently used in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 235 people, or 1 in 65,695. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Mashonaland East Province, where 84 percent are found, Harare Province, where 14 percent are found and Manicaland Province, where 0 percent are found. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Tanzania, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

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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 Chigasa
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