Chigbu Surname
Approximately 8,096 people bear this surname
Chigbu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 7,934 | 1:22,327 | 1,984 |
| United States | 108 | 1:3,356,101 | 190,802 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| South Africa | 14 | 1:3,869,836 | 127,494 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Chigbu (414) may also be a first name.
Chigbu Demographics
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Chigbu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigbu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigbu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chigbu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigbu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chigbu is the 62,049th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 900,142 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Chigbu are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 422,632nd most commonly used forename internationally, held by 414 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 7,934 people, or 1 in 22,327. In Nigeria it is primarily concentrated in: Abia, where 55 percent are found, Rivers, where 15 percent are found and Lagos, where 10 percent are found. Other than Nigeria it exists in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and England, where 0 percent are found.
Chigbu Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States Chigbu are 17.6% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 70.83% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chigbeu | 92 | 283 | / |
| Chiegbu | 92 | 94 | / |
| Chigbuh | 92 | 10 | / |
| Chigbou | 92 | 8 | / |
| Cchigbu | 92 | 6 | / |
| Chigbau | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chigbui | 92 | 2 | / |
| Jchigbu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chiogbu | 92 | 2 | / |
| Chhigbu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chigbuu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chiggbu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Higbu | 91 | 0 | / |
| Tchigbou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Chiegbeu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chugbu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Chegbu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Shigbu | 83 | 2 | / |
| Chigwu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cihgbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hingbu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Chigbuith | 80 | 2 | / |
| Chiegwu | 77 | 438 | / |
| Chigboo | 77 | 35 | / |
| Shiegbu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chigueu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chigweu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chegbuu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Kigbu | 73 | 2,125 | / |
| Jigbu | 73 | 4 | / |
| Gigbu | 73 | 3 | / |
| Sigbu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Tchigueu | 71 | 16 | / |
| Tchegbeu | 71 | 6 | / |
| Tchigwou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sahiegbu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khingbuh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chikwu | 67 | 249 | / |
| Zigbeu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Sigbeu | 67 | 14 | / |
| Hengbu | 67 | 9 | / |
| Chegwu | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sigbou | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sigebu | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shegbu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchiogwou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tchoigueu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Highbauth | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Chigbu
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