Chigbou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Chigbou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 6 | 1:1,722,600 | 61,769 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
Chigbou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigbou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chigbou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigbou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigbou is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigbou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Chigbou is most frequent in Benin, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 1,722,600. In Benin it is primarily concentrated in: Kouffo Department, where 83 percent are found and Zou Department, where 17 percent are found. Outside of Benin Chigbou exists in one country. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 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 Chigbou
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