Chigbu Surname

62,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,096 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Chigbu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chigbu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria7,9341:22,3271,984
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England231:2,422,52489,093
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Chigbu (414) may also be a first name.

Chigbu Last Name Facts

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

Chigbu occurs most in Nigeria. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Chigbu.

How Common Is The Last Name Chigbu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 62,049th most common last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 900,142 people. The surname Chigbu is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigbu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most widely held first name internationally. It is borne by 414 people.

This surname is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 7,934 people, or 1 in 22,327. In Nigeria Chigbu is most numerous in: Abia, where 55 percent reside, Rivers, where 15 percent reside and Lagos, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Chigbu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Chigbu last name are 17.6% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 70.83% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Chigbu earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning R 241,200 per year and in United States they earn 26.27% more than the national average, earning $54,485 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chigbeu92283/
Chiegbu9294/
Chigbuh9210/
Chigbou928/
Cchigbu926/
Chigbau922/
Chigbui922/
Jchigbu922/
Chiogbu922/
Chhigbu921/
Chigbuu921/
Chiggbu921/
Higbu910/
Tchigbou863/
Chiegbeu861/
Chugbu8310/
Chegbu833/
Shigbu832/
Chigwu831/
Cihgbu831/
Hingbu831/
Chigbuith802/
Chiegwu77438/
Chigboo7735/
Shiegbu775/
Chigueu771/
Chigweu771/
Chegbuu771/
Kigbu732,125/
Jigbu734/
Gigbu733/
Sigbu732/
Tchigueu7116/
Tchegbeu716/
Tchigwou712/
Sahiegbu711/
Khingbuh711/
Chikwu67249/
Zigbeu6720/
Sigbeu6714/
Hengbu679/
Chegwu678/
Sigbou676/
Sigebu674/
Shegbu671/
Tchiogwou671/
Tchoigueu671/
Highbauth671/

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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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  • 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 Chigbu
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