Chigbolu Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chigbolu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigbolu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Chigbolu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chigbolu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigbolu? popularity and diffusion

Chigbolu is the 2,909,720th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 89 percent of Chigbolu are found; 89 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name Chigbolu is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 4,428,569. In Nigeria Chigbolu is most frequent in: Delta, where 53 percent reside, Edo, where 23 percent reside and Lagos, where 18 percent reside. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

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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 Chigbolu
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