Chigau Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Chigau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 29 | 1:532,353 | 42,865 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Chigau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigau has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Chigau click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigau? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,485,539th most widely held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Chigau are found; 91 percent are found in Southern Africa and 91 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.
It is most commonly occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 29 people, or 1 in 532,353. In Zimbabwe Chigau is most common in: Masvingo Province, where 90 percent live, Mashonaland East Province, where 3 percent live and Mashonaland West Province, where 3 percent live. Outside of Zimbabwe this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 3 percent live.
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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 Chigau
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