Chigawa Surname

390,407th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 907 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Chigawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigawa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi8361:20,4773,173
Zimbabwe371:417,25037,018
United States251:14,498,357517,445
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
East Timor11:1,215,928507
England11:55,718,059489,080
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989

Chigawa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chigawa is found most in Malawi. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigawa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 390,407th most frequently held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 8,034,781 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Chigawa live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is borne by 836 people, or 1 in 20,477. Without taking into account Malawi this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Zimbabwe, where 4 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Chigawa Last Name Statistics demography

Chigawa earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigaiwa935/
Tchigawa931/
Higawa9214/
Chingauwa881/
Chigaba861,092/
Chigava86242/
Chigowa8676/
Shigawa8644/
Chigawo8640/
Caigawa867/
Chugawa861/
Cigahwa861/
Chigawe861/
Chingava80206/
Chigaeva80205/
Chigabha8026/
Chigohwa8017/
Shingawa8017/
Chigabah8010/
Chingawe804/
Tchegawa803/
Schigawo801/
Hingaway801/
Chighawe801/
Kigawa77338/
Sigawa77193/
Higawi776/
Zigawa774/
Higava771/
Chingaiva751/
Shigaba713,195/
Chigova712,113/
Chigowo71902/
Saigawa71585/
Chigowe71559/
Chigoba71147/
Chigowi7182/
Shigava7179/
Chigavo7162/
Chigabo7146/
Choijgavaa7145/
Chigabe7141/
Cigohwa7134/
Hingawe7126/
Kaigawa7114/
Chigabi714/
Hingava714/
Chigeva712/
Chugava711/
Chegaba711/
Shegawa711/
Hingawo711/
Chigave711/
Zigawai711/
Chugaeva671,920/
Shingava671,206/
Chegaeva67340/
Khingava67249/
Chigoeva67160/
Chigohwe67105/
Chigohwi6777/
Chingova6767/
Siggawat6732/
Chingavo6712/
Shigavat676/
Shigavad675/
Shigavha674/
Shiggaba672/
Shigavaj672/
Chigohwo672/
Chigieva672/
Tshigaba671/
Chiggavi671/
Chigowhe671/
Cigabhai671/
Shigavaa671/
Shigavap671/
Shaigaba671/

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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 Chigawa
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