Chigbogu Surname
Approximately 525 people bear this surname
Chigbogu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 514 | 1:344,636 | 18,677 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
Chigbogu (676) may also be a first name.
Chigbogu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigbogu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigbogu occurs most in Nigeria. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigbogu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 593,568th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,881,040 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigbogu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Chigbogu is also the 318,733rd most frequent first name internationally, held by 676 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 514 people, or 1 in 344,636. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Enugu, where 23 percent live, Lagos, where 19 percent live and Delta, where 16 percent live. Not including Nigeria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigbogwu | 94 | 109 | / |
| Chigboogu | 94 | 12 | / |
| Chigbuogu | 94 | 9 | / |
| Chigbougu | 94 | 7 | / |
| Chigbaogu | 94 | 4 | / |
| Chigbog | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chigbuogwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chigbueogu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chigbougwu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chigbogo | 88 | 2 | / |
| Chigboug | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigbugu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Chigbokwu | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chigbougo | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chigbauwaogu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chigboka | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchiagbekou | 74 | 2 | / |
| Chy-Egbuogu | 74 | 1 | / |
| Chikuboku | 71 | 167 | / |
| Chiegboka | 71 | 95 | / |
| Chigbuike | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chegapogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chagapogu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tchagbekou | 67 | 18 | / |
| Chaiagbaga | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sigbangu | 63 | 1 | / |
| Chikwangu | 59 | 49 | / |
| Segbongou | 59 | 1 | / |
| Keghbagu | 50 | 6 | / |
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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 Chigbogu
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